Vitamin K2 as MK-7 100 mcg

Vitamin K2 as MK-7 100 mcg

Healthy Origins4.7 (762 ratings)
Format:Softgel Quantity: 180 Softgel(s) · 180 servings
Goals
$27.99 $0.15 per serving

Product analysis

92 out of 100

Vitamin K2 as MK-7 100 mcg offers good-value vitamin K to help activate proteins involved in normal bone and mineral nutrition.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality100

Vitamin K is clearly identified as MK-7, a favorable form. That makes it straightforward to select this particular type of vitamin K.

Ingredient Transparency100

The vitamin K amount and form are both stated. The simple label makes comparison with other MK-7 products easier.

Value For Money100

The MK-7 serving offers strong value. Cost is an appealing feature if vitamin K is the nutrient you need.

Customer Satisfaction79

Customer ratings are very positive across several hundred buyers. They give useful perspective on satisfaction without proving bone or heart benefits.

Product Focus66

Vitamin K supports normal bone proteins and can help fill a dietary gap. The serving is lower than in some favorable long-term findings, leaving the same bone or arterial effects uncertain.

Format
Softgel
Container
180 Softgel(s)
Per serving
$0.15
Customer rating
4.7 · 762 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Bone Health
Impact
High effect
B Ingredient FitD- PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Vitamin K · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Vitamin K Supportive 78 studies
Cardiovascular Support
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysC+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Vitamin K · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Vitamin K Supportive 40 studies
Everyday Health
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Vitamin K · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Vitamin K Supportive 34 studies
Longevity
Impact
Moderate effect
B Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Vitamin K · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Vitamin K Supportive 27 studies
Heart Health
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Vitamin K · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Vitamin K Mixed 62 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7)
100 mcg 93
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Dairy Free Vegetarian
Report overview
B+ Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyA+ Value
A serving supplies 100 mcg of MK-7 at a low cost per serving. The MK-7 isomer is not specified.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability82

The vitamin K comes as vitamin K2 as MK-7. The MK-7 isomer is unspecified.
Vitamin K Form (MK-7 vs. MK-4 vs. K1)
The source is vitamin K2 as MK-7.
MK-7 Isomer Disclosure
The MK-7 isomer is not specified as trans or all-trans.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The serving provides 100 mcg of MK-7. The amount and form are stated.
Vitamin K2 (MK-7) Dosage Efficacy
100 mcg of MK-7 is provided per serving.
Form and Subtype Transparency
The vitamin K amount and form are stated.

Value100

The cost per serving is low.
Price per Effective MK-7 Serving
The cost per serving is low.
Report alternatives

Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Vitamin K and the prevention of fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    Cockayne S; Adamson J; Lanham-New S; Shearer MJ; Gilbody S; Torgerson DJ · Archives of internal medicine · 2006
    Meta-analysis13 studies pooledBone Health forVitamin K
  2. Three-year low-dose menaquinone-7 supplementation helps decrease bone loss in healthy postmenopausal women.
    Knapen MH; Drummen NE; Smit E; Vermeer C; Theuwissen E · Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2014
    Randomized trial244 participantsBone Health forVitamin K
  3. Effect of combined administration of vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 on bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
    Iwamoto J; Takeda T; Ichimura S · Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association · 2001
    Randomized trial92 participantsBone Health forVitamin K
  4. Efficacy and safety of vitamin K2 for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at a long-term follow-up: meta-analysis and systematic review.
    Zhou M; Han S; Zhang W; Wu D · Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2022
    Meta-analysis6,853 participants9 studies pooledBone Health forVitamin K
  5. Low-dose vitamin K2 (MK-4) supplementation for 12 months improves bone metabolism and prevents forearm bone loss in postmenopausal Japanese women.
    Koitaya N; Sekiguchi M; Tousen Y; Nishide Y; Morita A; Yamauchi J; Gando Y; Miyachi M; Aoki M; Komatsu M; Watanabe F; Morishita K; Ishimi Y · Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2015
    Randomized trial48 participantsBone Health forVitamin K
  6. Vitamin K Intake and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the Danish Diet Cancer and Health Study.
    Bellinge JW; Dalgaard F; Murray K; Connolly E; Blekkenhorst LC; Bondonno CP; Lewis JR; Sim M; Croft KD; Gislason G; Torp-Pedersen C; Tjønneland A; Overvad K; Hodgson JM; Schultz C; Bondonno NP · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021
    Cohort study53,372 participantsCardiovascular Support Heart Health forVitamin K
  7. Menaquinone-7 supplementation improves arterial stiffness in healthy postmenopausal women. A double-blind randomised clinical trial.
    Knapen MH; Braam LA; Drummen NE; Bekers O; Hoeks AP; Vermeer C · Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2016
    Randomized trial244 participantsCardiovascular Support Heart Health forVitamin K
  8. Effects of One-Year Menaquinone-7 Supplementation on Vascular Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Post-Menopausal Women.
    de Vries F; Bittner R; Maresz K; Machuron F; Gåserød O; Jeanne JF; Schurgers LJ · Nutrients · 2025
    Randomized trial165 participantsCardiovascular Support forVitamin K
  9. Dietary Vitamin K1 Intake and Incident Aortic Valve Stenosis.
    Schultz CJ; Dalgaard F; Bellinge JW; Murray K; Sim M; Connolly E; Blekkenhorst LC; Bondonno CP; Lewis JR; Gislason GH; Tjønneland A; Overvad K; Hodgson JM; Bondonno NP · Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024
    Cohort study55,545 participantsCardiovascular Support Heart Health forVitamin K
  10. Association between vitamin K1 intake and mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort.
    Palmer CR; Bellinge JW; Dalgaard F; Sim M; Murray K; Connolly E; Blekkenhorst LC; Bondonno CP; Croft KD; Gislason G; Tjønneland A; Overvad K; Schultz C; Lewis JR; Hodgson JM; Bondonno NP · European journal of epidemiology · 2021
    Cohort study56,048 participantsCardiovascular Support Heart Health forVitamin K
  11. Dietary vitamin K intake associates with reduced all-cause mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients.
    Huang Y; Zhu X; Han L; Hu H · Scientific reports · 2025
    Cohort study7,857 participantsEveryday Health forVitamin K
  12. Vitamin K status, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: a participant-level meta-analysis of 3 US cohorts.
    Shea MK; Barger K; Booth SL; Matuszek G; Cushman M; Benjamin EJ; Kritchevsky SB; Weiner DE · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2020
    Meta-analysis3,891 participants3 studies pooledEveryday Health Longevity forVitamin K
  13. The Effect of Topical Vitamin K1 on the Treatment of Cetuximab-Induced Skin Rashes in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients.
    Roayaei M; Rezaei M; Najafizade N · Advanced biomedical research · 2024
    Randomized trial49 participantsEveryday Health forVitamin K
  14. Effect of vitamin K on improving post‑kidney transplant outcomes: a meta‑analysis.
    Sun Z; Zhu K; Liang G; Yan F; Chao S; Jia L; Niu Y · Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023
    Meta-analysis7 studies pooledEveryday Health forVitamin K
  15. Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in community-dwelling older Australian women.
    Dupuy M; Radavelli-Bagatini S; Zhong L; Dalla Via J; Zhu K; Blekkenhorst LC; Bondonno NP; Linneberg A; Bellinge JW; Schultz C; Courtney W; Prince RL; Hodgson JM; Lewis JR; Sim M · Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2024
    Cohort study1,436 participantsEveryday Health forVitamin K
  16. The effect of vitamin K1 on arterial calcification activity in subjects with diabetes mellitus: a post hoc analysis of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
    Bellinge JW; Francis RJ; Lee SC; Bondonno NP; Sim M; Lewis JR; Watts GF; Schultz CJ · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022
    Randomized trial149 participantsHeart Health forVitamin K
  17. Topical Menaquinone‑7 (Vitamin K2, MK-7) as a Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Activator for Skin Anti-Aging: Mechanistic Evidence in Skin Cells and a Randomized Split-Face/Neck Study.
    Huang H; Wei R; Xu C; Liu C; Zhao S; Li Y; Wang M · ACS omega · 2026
    Randomized trial30 participantsLongevity forVitamin K
  18. Vitamin K status and cognitive function in healthy older adults.
    Presse N; Belleville S; Gaudreau P; Greenwood CE; Kergoat MJ; Morais JA; Payette H; Shatenstein B; Ferland G · Neurobiology of aging · 2014
    Cross-sectional study320 participantsLongevity forVitamin K
  19. High dephospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein concentrations, a plasma biomarker of vitamin K, in relation to frailty: the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam.
    Machado-Fragua MD; Hoogendijk EO; Struijk EA; Rodriguez-Artalejo F; Lopez-Garcia E; Beulens JW; van Ballegooijen AJ · European journal of nutrition · 2021
    Cohort study644 participantsLongevity forVitamin K
  20. Vitamin K Concentration and Cognitive Status in Elderly Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy: A Pilot Study.
    Alisi L; Cafolla C; Gentili A; Tartaglione S; Curini R; Cafolla A · Journal of aging research · 2022
    Cross-sectional study85 participantsLongevity forVitamin K