Vitamin K Rich Vegetables

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables highest in vitamin k content. Where the amount of vitamin k ranges from 1640 ug to 40.9 ug per 100g. The top vegetable is Parsley, fresh with the highest vitamin k content, which in 100g contains 1640 ug of vitamin k.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Parsley, fresh has a nutritional value score of 59 out of 100.

Other important and vitamin k related nutrients are Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Parsley, fresh, which is the top of the vegetables list for vitamin k content in your diet, the amount of Calories is 36 kcal (2% RDA), the amount of Protein is 2.97 g (5% RDA), the amount of Fat is 0.79 g (1% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 6.33 g (5% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the vitamin k content in Parsley, fresh from the list of vegetables.

Top Twenty List - Highest vitamin k Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for vitamin k in vegetables for the top 20 vegetables. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Parsley, fresh 1640ug
2. Amaranth leaves, raw 1140ug
3. Chard, swiss, raw 830ug
4. Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 817ug
5. Dandelion greens, raw 778.4ug
6. Kale, raw 704.8ug
7. Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 592.7ug
8. Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 592.7ug
9. Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 551.4ug
10. Cress, garden, raw 541.9ug
11. Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 494.2ug
12. Lambs quarters, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 494.2ug
13. Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 493.6ug
14. Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 493.6ug
15. Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 484ug
16. Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 484ug
17. Spinach, raw 482.9ug
18. Collards, raw 437.1ug
19. Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 406.6ug
20. Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 406.6ug

Highest Amount of vitamin k per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high vitamin k foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the vitamin k nutritional content.

The food with the highest vitamin k content per typical serving is Cabbage, common, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt which contains 1371.79 ug in 1 head (or 1262 g). For this serving the Calories content is 290.26 kcal (15% RDA), the Protein content is 16.03 g (29% RDA), the Fat content is 0.76 g (1% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 69.54 g (53% RDA).

Ug of vitamin k in vegetables (per 100g)

The list below gives the total vitamin k content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables' each of which show the vitamin k amount as well as Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of vitamin k can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 40 items. The highest amount of vitamin k from the 40 raw items is in Amaranth leaves, raw where the content is 1140 ug per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 48 items. The highest amount of vitamin k from the 48 cooked items is in Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt where the amount is 817 ug per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables shows that cooking can change the levels of vitamin k by 323 ug in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary