Q: How much Vitamin K is in pomegranates?

I am on Coumadin for a PE approximately 1 year ago and love Pomegranates, nectarines and dried apricots. I have not been able to find out if these food items are a low, medium or high vitamin K product. Can you assist please?

Q: Dr. Gourmet Says...

Pomegranates contain 7 micrograms (mcg) of Vitamin K in each 3 3/8 inch diameter fruit (that's about 5 1/2 ounces). Pomegranate juice would also be low in Vitamin K, although I have not been able to ascertain the exact amount of Vitamin K per cup.

A 5 1/2 ounce nectarine has 3.4 mcg while a half cup of dried apricots contain only 2 mcg.

All of these are low in Vitamin K.

There's an easy way to find out about the nutrition content of any food. The USDA National Nutrient Database is at this link:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

By entering an ingredient and following the steps this website will report the complete nutritional values of any ingredient and many prepared foods. The Vitamin K content is the last listing at the bottom of the Vitamins section. If it is not there, the food or ingredient that you searched on doesn't contain enough Vitamin K to be reported.

Thanks for writing,

Dr. Gourmet
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