{"id":494,"date":"2019-04-11T15:26:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T15:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/?post_type=health&p=494"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T13:58:03","slug":"vitamin-k","status":"publish","type":"health","link":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/health-fitness\/vitamins\/vitamin-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Vitamin K Sources & Supplements"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vitamin K, it\u2019s fair to say, isn\u2019t one of the glamour vitamins. It gazes enviously towards vitamin C, vitamin D<\/a> and the various B vitamins<\/a> as they bask in the glow of all the media attention. Poor old vitamin K. It just doesn\u2019t have the PR punch. But, nonetheless, vitamin K is required by humans and is one of the many nutrients that some vegans may feel they need to pay special attention to.<\/p>\n As with many vitamins, the term \u201cvitamin K\u201d actually refers to a group of vitamins. There are five k vitamins, with the first two being natural and the other three being made by humans. Their primary purpose is to facilitate the normal clotting of blood. Indeed the \u201cK\u201d itself is taken from the German for coagulation (koagulation<\/em>) after a German medical journal called it the \u201cKoagulationsvitamin\u201d. Given the other vitamins are named according to the order in which they were discovered (\u201cA\u201d first, then vitamin B, and so on), we think vitamin K is missing a trick here and it should make a little more of this unique history.<\/p>\n Anyway, given that vitamin K is crucial to stop us bleeding, as well as there being some evidence that it helps to keep bones healthy and strong, it makes sense to question whether or not you are getting enough of the Koagulationsvitamin<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vitamin K is, thankfully, something that by and large, vegans can cross off their \u201cAnnoying food and nutrition things I need to think about and worry about and reassure my parents I\u2019m getting enough of\u201d list. You know the list, right?<\/p>\n The reason for that is twofold. First, most of the best sources of vitamin K are naturally vegan. Second, vitamin K deficiency is almost unheard of, aside from a very small group of people who cannot absorb or use it very well, partly because our own gut flora (bacteria present within our bodies) is capable of synthesising it. So, first things first, let\u2019s take a look at some of the best vegan sources of vitamin K.<\/p>\nVegan Sources of Vitamin K<\/h2>\n
Vegan-Friendly Food Sources of Vitamin K<\/h3>\n
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\n \nFood<\/th>\n Micrograms of Vitamin K per 100g<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Spinach (frozen, then boiled)<\/td>\n 840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Green cabbage (boiled)<\/td>\n 201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Broccoli (boiled)<\/td>\n 135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kale<\/td>\n 623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Brussels sprouts (boiled)<\/td>\n 127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cauliflower (boiled)<\/td>\n 28.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Watercress<\/td>\n 315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lettuce<\/td>\n 129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Peas (boiled)<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Parsley<\/td>\n 548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Green beans<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rapeseed Oil<\/td>\n 112.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Soya Flour<\/td>\n 25.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n