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Vitamin K1 , also known as Phylloquinone, is the most common form of the Vitamin K family. It has several applications in the food sector. Following are the major applications of Vitamin K1 in the food sector:
Food additives: vitamin K1 can be used as a food additive for increasing the vitamin K content of food products. It is often added to foods such as dairy products, cereals, muesli, breads, juices and flavourings to provide a nutritional supplement of vitamin K.
Nutritional Supplements: Vitamin K1 is also used to make nutritional supplements to meet the body's vitamin K needs. These supplements are usually sold as capsules or tablets and can be used as a supplemental source of vitamin K.
Functional Foods: Vitamin K1 is used in functional foods as it is considered to be beneficial to human health. It can be added to health foods, nutritional supplements and functional beverages to provide support for vitamin K functions such as bone health and blood clotting.
Cereal fortification: In some countries, vitamin K1 is used in the fortification of cereals to increase people's intake of vitamin K. The use of vitamin K in cereal fortification has been shown to increase the intake of vitamin K in some countries. This is especially important for those whose diets are low in vitamin K.
