Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 180 mcg

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

On the market (NIH)
UPC 0 88395 10820 4
DSLD label 337651
Serving 2 softgels
45 servings

Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 180 mcg by Carlson lists one ingredient: 180 mcg of vitamin K2 per serving of 2 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 180 mcg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 180 mcg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337651, January 2026 release)
Ingredient	Amount	% DV	Among products listing it
Vitamin K2as Menaquinone-7	180 mcg	150%*	Higher than 90% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg).

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337651 (entered August 22, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Vitamin K2 180 mcgOrtho Molecular Products same ingredients
Vitamin K2 MK-7 180 mcgCarlson · off the market same ingredients
Vitamin K2Dr. Mercola · off the market same ingredients
Mk-7Healthy Directions same ingredients
Vitamin K2Carotec same ingredients
K2-7Vital Nutrients same ingredients

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions: Directions: Adults: take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings: Warning: Vitamin K can antagonize the effect of anticoagulants, including Warfarin. Do not take this product if you are taking Warfarin or are pregnant or breastfeeding without first consulting with your physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain: Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Storage: Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337651.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Safflower Oil, Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Carob, Sunflower Oil, D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Rosemary Extract.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Impact Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 180 mcg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

Label 337651 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 10820 4
Label 266363 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 10830 3
Label 265374 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 10820 4
Label 241696 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 10820 4
Label 241698 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 10830 3

DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin K2 MK-7 (image difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) (image difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 45 mcg (image difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 180 mcg (package size difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 180 mcg (package size difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 45 mcg (image difference, same product), Vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) 45 mcg (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.