The Top 13 Foods High in Vitamin K

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Vitamin K helps your blood clot by letting your body make proteins that are needed for the process. It's important to clot because it keeps your body from losing too much.

Kale

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Vitamin K helps coagulate and build bone. Vitamin K deficiency causes osteoporosis, which causes weak bones. Try this vegetarian collard greens dish for a healthy dosage.

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Vitamins A, B, E, magnesium, folate, and iron are in spinach. One raw serving of spinach is plenty for one day, but a half cup of cooked spinach has three times as much vitamin K.

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Turnip greens are prominent in Southeastern US side dishes. Turnip greens contain calcium, which strengthens bones. Vitamin K is abundant in mustard and beet greens. 

Turnip greens

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Brussels sprouts may not appeal to kids, but several recipes make them tasty. Try these crispy garlic Brussels sprouts with Sriracha aioli.

Brussels sprouts

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Broccoli may be cooked many ways. Try cooking with canola or olive oil to add taste and vitamin K to your food. A spoonful of either has 10 mcg vitamin K.

Broccoli

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Asparagus has 40 mcg vitamin K per spear. Add some olive oil and you're at half the daily limit. Eating a lot of vitamin K-rich food in one day won't help you long-term. 

Asparagus

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Vitamin K is most commonly found in lettuce in America. It comes in iceberg, romaine, green leaf, and bibb variants at salad bars and grocery stores nationwide.

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Overfill your hot dog or sausage with sauerkraut. A protein punch is also included. Many local restaurants and chains sell sauerkraut.

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K-1 (phylloquinone) and K-2 are the major types of vitamin K. K-1 comes from plants, while K-2 is found in smaller levels in animal and fermented foods like cheese. 

Soybeans

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Edamame is popular in Japan. Just soybean pods. With a little salt and pepper, they form a crispy snack.

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A kosher pickle has 5 calories, making it another nutritious and crunchy vitamin K source. The body makes some vitamin K-2, but we need meals to get enough.

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This one should be saved for Halloween and fall. you can use canned pumpkin in, ranging from soup to overnight oats.

Pumpkin

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