Vitamin K in food and dietary supplements
Analysis of vitamin K content in food or supplement products with one of the following HPLC-FLD methods:
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) in food
Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-4) in dietary supplements
Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7) in dietary supplements
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According to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the daily reference intake of vitamin K is 75 μg. Vitamin K content can be indicated on food packaging if the product contains it in at least the following amounts:
11.25 µg/100 g or 100 ml in products other than beverages (15% of reference intake)
5.625 µg/100 ml in beverages (7.5% of reference intake)
11.25 µg per portion if the package contains a single portion (15% of reference intake)
More information about the method:
HPLC-FLD analysis- Suitable sample matrices
- Food, dietary supplements
- Required sample quantity
- 50 g
- Typical turnaround time
- 2 – 3 weeks after receiving the samples
- Detection limit
- 1 µg/100 g in food, 0.5 mg/kg in supplements
- Available quality systems
- Accredited test method
- Device types
- Standard
- Method expert
Food, feed and supplements
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