Eating A Steady Amount Of Vitamin K When You Take Warfarin (Coumadin): What Foods Contain Vitamin K?


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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
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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