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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