Vitamin containing product
AssigneeNattopharm ASA
InventorsPaul Thomas Quinlan, Cees Vermeer
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Abstract
A food product comprising menaquinone at a level of 50 to 5,000 μg per 100 g of product.
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A method for promoting cardiovascular health, comprising providing a food product which is not an egg, the food product containing vitamin K, wherein the total amount of vitamin K in the food product predominantly comprises menaquinone in an amount of 50 to 200 mcg per 100 g of product, with the proviso that if the menaquinone is a MK-n menaquinone, wherein n≧4, then the food product is not a cheese or natto.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health, comprising providing a food product which is not an egg, cheese or natto, and adding vitamin K to the food product so that the total amount of vitamin K in the food product consists essentially of menaquinone in an amount of 50 to 200 mcg per 100 g of product.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health, comprising providing a food product containing vitamin K, wherein the food product is selected from the group of meal replacers, dietary supplements, ice-cream, sauces, dressing, margarine, bars, sweets, snacks, cereals and beverages, and the total amount of vitamin K in the food product consists essentially of menaquinone at a level of 50 to 200 mcg per serving.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health, comprising providing a food product containing vitamin K, wherein the food product is selected from the group of meal replacers, dietary supplements, ice-cream, sauces, dressing, margarine, bars, sweets, snacks, cereals and beverages, and adding an amount of vitamin K2 to the food product so that the total amount of vitamin K in the food product consists essentially of menaquinone at a level of 50 to 200 mcg per serving.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health of an individual comprising providing a food product containing vitamin K, wherein the total amount of vitamin K in the food product consists only of 50 to 200 mcg of menaquinone.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health of an individual comprising providing a food product that does not contain vitamin K, and incorporating 50 to 200 mcg of menaquinone into the food product so that the food product contains only vitamin K2 as the source of vitamin K.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health of an individual comprising providing a food product that does not contain vitamin K, and incorporating 5 to 200 mcg of menaquinone into the food product so that the food product contains only vitamin K2 as the source of vitamin K.
A method for promoting cardiovascular health, comprising providing a food product which his not an egg, natto, or cheese, the food product containing vitamin K, wherein the total amount of vitamin K in the food product predominantly comprises menaquinone in an amount of 5 to 200 mcg 100 g of product.
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