BIOVIT Iodine
Natural source: Seaweed (Kelp)
Seaweed Iodine, the missing nutrient in plant-based dairy
Cow's milk is one of the primary dietary sources of Iodine in the UK; plant-based alternatives are typically iodine-deficient. BIOVIT's seaweed-derived Iodine (BI097) closes that gap with 70 mg per 100g from sustainably harvested kelp, declared on pack as "organic seaweed extract."
Organic certified, GB and EU compliant, and a direct one-to-one replacement for synthetic potassium iodide and sodium iodide across plant-based dairy, supplements, and children's fortification ranges.
Specified by leading UK manufacturers, with samples dispatched within a week and reformulation support included.
Technical Specification
Full technical data for product code BI097. For tailored documentation or a sample, get in touch with the team.
From plant-based dairy to children's products
Iodine is the nutrient consumers don't think about until they switch to plant-based milk. Three categories where seaweed-derived Iodine earns its place, anchored by the cow's milk parity argument in plant-based dairy and the children's growth claim across kids ranges.
Plant-based dairy
The flagship application. Iodine fortification is increasingly the spec, not the upgrade, in oat, soy, and almond milks where cow's milk parity is the unspoken benchmark. A seaweed declaration reads as food, not fortifier.
Children's Products
Iodine carries the EFSA claim for normal growth of children, the only nutrient in the BIOVIT portfolio with this specific paediatric authorisation. Relevant to kids drinks, dairy alternatives, snack bars, and breakfast formats where natural growth claims do real commercial lifting.
Supplements
Capsules, tablets, and powders covering thyroid support, women's health, prenatal, and metabolic wellness positioning. Pairs naturally with Selenium in thyroid-focused stacks, and with Folate and B12 in prenatal formats.
See how it works in your formulation
Samples dispatched within a week. Reformulation support included.
Frequently asked questions
Common formulator questions on specifying seaweed-derived Iodine, covering the plant-based dairy gap, children's products, sustainability, and EFSA claim coverage.
Seaweed Iodine sits within BIOVIT's broader bioavailability research programme at Swansea University, in collaboration with Prof Richard Bracken. The published 30-day human intervention trial established equivalent bioavailability between natural and synthetic micronutrient sources across the nutrients measured, supporting the position that seaweed Iodine performs in line with synthetic iodide forms.
Cow's milk is one of the primary dietary Iodine sources in the UK, and most plant-based dairy alternatives are not naturally iodine-containing. Without fortification, plant-based dairy ranges leave a measurable nutritional gap that nutrition-aware shoppers increasingly notice. Seaweed Iodine closes that gap with a clean-label declaration the category can stand behind.
Yes. BIOVIT sources from sustainably harvested kelp, which regrows rapidly and requires no land, freshwater, or fertiliser inputs. That makes seaweed one of the most environmentally efficient nutrient sources commercially available.
Yes. Iodine carries the EFSA claim for normal growth of children, the only paediatric-specific growth claim in the BIOVIT portfolio. Suitable for children's milks, breakfast cereals, snack bars, gummies, and supplements.
"Organic seaweed extract." A simple, recognisable plant-based declaration that reads far cleaner than "potassium iodide" or "sodium iodide" on a label, particularly in plant-based dairy and children's ranges built on natural-source positioning.
0.0321 g per portion for "Source of", 0.0643 g for "High in". For a precise cost figure in your formulation, get in touch with the team.
Samples and commercial orders are dispatched within around a week of order confirmation, with full technical documentation included. The MOQ is 1 kg on standard powder format. Bespoke formats and pack sizes available on request.
Yes. Every wholesale order comes with full reformulation support from BIOVIT's Head of Nutrition, Eiméar Sutton RNutr MSc. That includes equivalence mapping against your incumbent iodide form, inclusion-rate modelling, and on-pack claim wording aligned to GB and EU regulation, at no extra cost.
Iodine contributes to the following EU-authorised health claims under EFSA Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006:
Normal cognitive function
Normal energy-yielding metabolism
Normal functioning of the nervous system
Maintenance of normal skin
Normal production of thyroid hormones and normal thyroid function
Normal growth of children
Reformulation support is included
Every BIOVIT wholesale order comes with full technical reformulation support at no extra cost, giving your NPD and technical teams direct access to a qualified nutritionist from brief to production.
Eiméar Sutton (RNutr MSc), our Head of Nutrition, leads the technical work on every account: equivalence mapping against your incumbent synthetic, inclusion-rate modelling, on-pack claim wording aligned to GB and EU regulation, and the small details that decide whether a synthetic-to-natural switch lands cleanly on the production line.
The result: shorter development cycles, fewer reformulation rounds, and a finished product your commercial team can stand behind.
