Vitamin K2 Phylloquinone and Phytomenadione

Vitamins and minerals are necessary to our health and wellness. However, each vitamin has its own purpose.

First of all, phylloquinone is often used as another name for Vitamin K as is phytomenadione. However, it is considered by some as the "natural" form of the vitamin, and the other as the synthetic form. Other than that, no real difference, just different terms for the same thing.

Vitamin K is a member of the fat soluble vitamins. Many people have never even heard of it. It actually has three different forms: phytomenadione (Vitamin K1), menaquinane (Vitamin K2), and menadione (Vitamin K3). These three similar, yet very different compounds are commonly referred to as a group as quinines. Vitamin K, like Vitamin D, is another of the vitamins that the body is normally able to produce own its own. It does so by making use of bacteria which are naturally found in the large intestines of healthy individuals. It can also be obtained from natural sources and by means of a Vitamin K supplement.

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