Vitamin K Levels: Vegetables
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.
Vegetables
| Item |
Amount |
Vitamin K |
| Artichoke |
1/3 |
Low |
| Asparagus |
7 spears |
Medium |
| Green beans |
3/4 cup |
Low |
| Lima beans |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Beets |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Broccoli |
1/2 cup |
High |
| Brussels sprouts |
5 |
High |
| White cabbage |
2/3 cup |
High |
| Carrot |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Cauliflower |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Celery |
2 1/2 ribs |
Medium |
| Swiss chard |
1/2 cup cooked |
High |
| Chives |
2 cups chopped |
High |
| Collard greens |
1/2 cup |
High |
| Cilantro |
6 cups |
High |
| Corn |
2/3 cup kernels |
Low |
| Cucumber (remove peel) |
1 cup slices |
Low |
| Eggplant |
1 cup diced |
Low |
| Endive |
2 cups |
High |
| Kale |
1/2 cup |
High |
| Leek |
1 cup chopped |
Low |
| Bibb lettuce |
1 cup chopped |
High |
| Red leaf lettuce |
1 cup chopped |
High |
| Iceberg lettuce |
1/2 cup |
Medium |
| Mustard greens |
1 1/2 cups |
High |
| Shitake mushrooms |
5 mushrooms |
Low |
| Button mushrooms |
1 cup |
Low |
| Okra |
1/2 cup |
Medium |
| Green onion |
2/3 cup |
High |
| White or yellow onion |
2/3 cup |
Low |
| Parsley |
1 1/2 cup |
High |
| Parsnip |
2 parsnips |
Low |
| Green pepper |
1/2 pepper |
High |
| Potato |
1 medium |
Low |
| Radish |
1 cup sliced |
Low |
| Spinach |
1/2 cup cooked |
High |
| Yellow squash |
1/2 cup slices |
Low |
| Acorn squash |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Sweet potato |
1 cup |
Low |
| Tomato sauce (bottled) |
1/2 cup |
Low |
| Tomato |
1 |
Low |
| Turnip |
4 ounces |
Low |
| Turnip greens |
1 1/2 cups |
High |
| Watercress |
3 cups |
High |
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