Vitamin K Levels in Common Foods

Your quick guide to eating vegetables while taking Coumadin (warfarin)

Here is a handy list of the amounts of Vitamin K in the indicated servings of common vegetables. Vitamin K measurements are for the edible portion and measured before cooking. Remember that consistency is key in your daily amount of Vitamin K so that your INR and your dosage of Coumadin (warfarin) can remain stable.

The current Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin K is 70-80 micrograms per day. Here's why the RDA should be your target.

Item Amount Vitamin K
Artichoke 1 medium
(about 4 1/2 oz.)
18.9 mcg Vitamin K
Asparagus 4 oz. 27.9 mcg Vitamin K
Green beans 4 oz. 21.5 mcg Vitamin K
Lima beans 4 oz. 4.4 mcg Vitamin K
Beets 4 oz. 0.1 mcg Vitamin K
Broccoli, chopped 4 oz. 46.2 mcg Vitamin K
Brussels sprouts 4 oz. 77.9 mcg Vitamin K
Cabbage, shredded 1/2 cup 26.6 mcg Vitamin K
Carrot 4 oz. 14.9 mcg Vitamin K
Cauliflower 4 oz. 17.5 mcg Vitamin K
Celery 2 large ribs 37.5 mcg Vitamin K
Swiss chard 4 oz. 937.9 mcg Vitamin K
Chives 1 Tablespoon chopped 6.4 mcg Vitamin K
Collard greens 4 oz. 493.9 mcg Vitamin K
Cilantro 1 Tablespoon 3 mcg Vitamin K
Corn, yellow or white 4 oz. 0.3mcg Vitamin K
Cucumber (with peel) 1/2 cup slices 8.5 mcg Vitamin K
Eggplant 4 oz. 4 mcg Vitamin K
Endive 1/2 cup chopped 57.8 Vitamin K
Kale 4 oz. 796.4 mcg Vitamin K
Leek 4 oz. 53.1 mcg Vitamin K
Bibb lettuce 1 cup shredded 56.3 mcg Vitamin K
Red leaf lettuce 1 cup shredded 39.3 mcg Vitamin K
Iceberg lettuce 1 cup shredded 17.4 mcg Vitamin K
Romaine lettuce 1 cup shredded 48.2 mcg Vitamin K
Mustard greens 1 cup chopped 144.2 mcg Vitamin K
Shiitake mushrooms 4 oz. 0 mcg Vitamin K
Button (white) mushrooms 4 oz. 0 mcg Vitamin K
Okra 4 oz. 35.4 mcg Vitamin K
Green onion 1/2 cup, chopped 103.5 mcg Vitamin K
White or yellow onion 1/2 cup, chopped 0.3 mcg Vitamin K
Parsley 1 Tablespoon 62.3 mcg Vitamin K
Parsnip 4 oz. 25.4 mcg Vitamin K
Green pepper 1/2 cup, chopped 5.5 mcg Vitamin K
Potato 4 oz. 2.3 mcg Vitamin K
Radish 1/2 cup slices 0.8 mcg Vitamin K
Spinach 4 oz. 545.7 mcg Vitamin K
Yellow squash 4 oz. 3.6 mcg Vitamin K
Acorn squash 4 oz. 0 mcg Vitamin K
Sweet potato 4 oz. 2 mcg Vitamin K
Tomato 1 cup chopped 14.2 mcg Vitamin K
Turnip 4 oz. 0.1 mcg Vitamin K
Turnip greens 4 oz. 283.6 mcg Vitamin K
Watercress 1 cup chopped 85 mcg Vitamin K
Zucchini 4 oz. 4.9 mcg Vitamin K