My wife is taking Coumadin. Is it ok for her to eat cherry tomatoes? How much vitamin K is in them?
A cup of cherry tomatoes has about 12 micrograms (mcg) of Vitamin K. This would be considered a low amount. A cup is about 5 ounces by weight.
You can find a list of Vitamin K content in foods on this page:
https://mds.culinarymedicine.org/warfarin/index.shtml
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