Dual Honors for Continued Innovation: Richen Nutritionals Wins Fi China Innovation Awards

Recently, Richen Nutritionals was honored with the 2026 Fi China Innovation Award and the Health Ingredients Gold Essence Award. Organized by Informa, the global organizer of the Fi exhibitions, the Fi China Innovation Award is a prestigious industry recognition in the field of food and functional ingredients. Evaluated by experts in food science and nutrition R&D, the award recognizes innovative ingredients with patented breakthroughs and strong market application potential.

In 2026, Richen Nutritionals competed alongside many leading multinational and domestic ingredient companies in China and stood out in the selection process. This achievement highlights the company’s important progress in health ingredient innovation and reflects the industry’s recognition of Richen’s R&D capabilities, product quality, and application expertise.

RiviK2®: A Patented Natural Fermented Vitamin K2 Ingredient Setting a New Benchmark for Purity

In this year’s evaluation, RiviK2® stood out from the competition and won the top honor. It received high recognition from the judging panel, which included professors from universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University and industry experts from biological fermentation research institutes. The judges commented that RiviK2® demonstrates industry-leading chiral purity and active conversion rate, with outstanding technological originality. This recognition highlights the original technological breakthrough behind RiviK2® Vitamin K2, and further validates Richen Nutritionals’ technical strength in vitamin and mineral ingredient innovation, fermentation application, and the development of high-quality nutritional ingredients.

As a patented Vitamin K2 ingredient, RiviK2® is produced through a natural fermentation process and purified using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction technology. This green and safe process completely avoids the use of organic solvents, enabling RiviK2® to achieve natural origin, high purity, and an all-trans configuration. These advantages make RiviK2® well aligned with the nutrition and health industry’s growing demand for naturally sourced ingredients, clean-label solutions, and high-quality production systems. It provides reliable ingredient support and science-based nutritional solutions for applications in bone health and cardiovascular health.

Proprietary Microencapsulation Technology Empowering End-Product Formula Upgrades

To address the application challenges of Vitamin K2 in complex formulations, Richen Nutritionals has devoted years of dedicated research and development to creating RiviK2® Vitamin K2 with a proprietary microencapsulated structure. Experimental results show that RiviK2® demonstrates excellent stability in calcium-magnesium formulation systems, with an ingredient retention rate of over 99%. Throughout application, it maintains high content and high bioactivity, providing stable support for the nutritional value of end products.

Multiple Dosage Forms Expanding the Application Boundaries of Ingredients

To meet the needs of different end-product applications, RiviK2® is available in multiple specifications, including oil, powder, embedded powder, and crystalline powder. Customized development can also be provided based on Vitamin K2 content and carrier requirements.

Led by a professional technical team of PhD experts, Richen Nutritionals provides end-to-end support for the successful application of the ingredient across multiple dosage forms, including tablets, powders, capsules, gummies, and oral liquids.

In addition, Richen Nutritionals operates two CNAS-accredited testing centers, with independent testing capabilities covering 96 testing items. The company has established testing methods for finished products containing Vitamin K2 in multiple dosage forms, building a full-chain technical support system from R&D and testing to application implementation.

Looking ahead, Richen Nutritionals will continue to uphold its vision of “helping people pursue better health.” The company will remain deeply committed to vitamins, minerals, and functional factors, offering one-stop solutions that integrate innovative nutritional formula design and application, high-bioavailability nutrient development, customized product services, and testing support. With high-quality products and application-driven services, Richen Nutritionals will continue to support the sustainable innovation and development of the nutrition and health industry.