Eating A Steady Amount Of Vitamin K When You Take Warfarin (Coumadin): What Foods Contain Vitamin K?
What foods contain vitamin K?
Foods that are high in vitamin K include:
- Cooked leafy green vegetables such as kale, spinach, turnip greens, collard greens, Swiss chard, mustard greens, seaweed, and beet greens.
- Broccoli, raw or cooked.
- Raw parsley.
- Green tea.
Foods that are medium-high in vitamin K include:
- Raw leafy greens such as spinach, green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, and endive.
- Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and asparagus
Vitamin K is also found in some multivitamins, supplements, and herbal products.
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| Last updated: | May 23, 2007 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Karin M. Lindholm, DO - Neurology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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