Vitamin K Levels: Beverages

The amounts listed in these tables are certainly more than would be recommended for a particular meal. For instance, it is unlikely that you would eat 10 rice cakes at a sitting. The amount listed is a guide to an amount that you could eat in a particular day and get a consistent level of vitamin K.

Please note that there are items on this list that I don’t feel have any place in a healthy diet. I try not to tell people that they cannot eat what they want – this is your choice. That said, doughnuts, for instance, have little to redeem them. They are a combination of flour, sugar and lard that has been deep fried. It's your choice to eat them and I provide the information on vitamin K content for you—but you would be better off without them (especially three of them!).

Beverages

Category Item Amount Vitamin K
 Coffee
  Instant decaffeinated 4 fluid ounces Low
  Fresh from beans 4 fluid ounces Low
 Tea
  Black (brewed) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Black (leaves) High
  Decaffeinated (brewed) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Green (brewed) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Green (leaves) 4 fluid ounces High
 Soda
  Regular cola 4 fluid ounces Low
  Non-calorie cola 4 fluid ounces Low
  Ginger ale Low
  Kool-aid 4 fluid ounces Low
 Juice
  Apple 4 fluid ounces Low
  Cranberry 4 fluid ounces Low
  Grape(from frozen concentrate) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Grapefruit (from frozen concentrate) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Orange (from frozen concentrate) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Pineapple 4 fluid ounces Low
  Prune 4 fluid ounces Low
  Tomato 4 fluid ounces Low
  Lemonade (from frozen concentrate) 4 fluid ounces Low
 Alcoholic Beverages
  Beer(regular and light) 4 fluid ounces Low
  Martini 4 fluid ounces Low
  Sake 4 fluid ounces Low
  Whiskey 4 fluid ounces Low
  Wine 4 fluid ounces Low

 

 


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