Hi! I am a nutrition student doing an internship and one of my projects is to revise a Coumadin diet instruction sheet for patients. I was wondering if you could send me a listing of foods high in vitamin K with values i.e. micrograms (mcg). There has been some conflicting information on vitamin K in onions and onion soup. Any information you could send would be appreciated! Thank you.
Onions are OK for persons on Coumadin except for green or Spring type onions. Onion soup is most often made with yellow or white onions so it should be fine. A few green onions slices sprinkled on the top would not be a problem either.
Here is a table of vitamin K values (micrograms per serving) which you can also get from the USDA. I have selected foods high in vitamin K that people usually consume (excluding spices and herbs which are used in very small amounts). The Recommended Dietary Allowances for vitamin K for adult males is 120 mcg and for adult females 90 mcg.
Table: vitamin K in 1 cup serving:
| Omit | High | Medium | Low | Very Low |
| 90 to 1,150 mcg | 60 to 90 mcg | 30 to 60 mcg | 10 to 30 mcg |
5 to 10 mcg |
| kale | okra | Chinese cabbage | tomato paste | cashew nuts 1 ounce |
| collards | cabbage | lettuce romaine or cos | mixed vegetables | split peas |
| spinach | rhubarb | celery | blackberries | lima beans |
| turnip greens | plums dried stewed | coleslaw | blueberries fresh | squash winter |
| beet greens | cowpeas or blackeye | peas edible pod | cabbage red | prune juice |
| mustard greens | cabbage Savoy | plums dried 5 prunes | mangos 1 fruit | |
| Brussels sprouts | cabbage | artichokes | duck (1/2 cooked) | |
| broccoli | blueberries frozen | grapes red or green | salad dressing Italian 1 tbsp | |
| onions Spring or scallion | pumpkin | cauliflower | salad dressing Russian 1 tbsp | |
| dandelion greens | peas green | carrots | beef stew | |
| parsley 10 sprigs | tuna fish in oil 3 ounces | miso | papaya 1 fruit | |
| spinach noodles | carrot juice | cucumber peeled | oat cereal cooked | |
| asparagus | spaghetti sauce | yellow snap beans | pears | |
| sauerkraut | mung bean sprouts | green snap beans | muffins oat bran | |
| endive | soybeans cooked | vegetable soup | soy milk | |
| lettuce green leaf | kiwi fruit 1 medium | salad dressing French 1 tbsp | peppers sweet red | |
| French fried potatoes 1 large fast food serving | soup split pea | |||
| cauliflower | soup clam chowder | |||
| raspberries | seaweed kelp 2 tbsp | |||
| biscuit with egg & sausage fast food (1) | chickpeas or garbanzo beans cooked | |||
| salad dressing vinegar & oil 1 tbsp | fruit cocktail | |||
| pine nuts | peppers hot chili green | |||
| tomatoes fresh | chives 1 tbsp | |||
| salad dressing blue or Roquefort 1 tbsp | peppers hot chili red | |||
| bread stuffing 1/2 cup | squash summer | |||
| turkey patties breaded battered fried 1 patty | soup vegetarian vegetable | |||
| seeds pumpkin or squash roasted | peaches dried 3 halves | |||
| lettuce iceberg | refried beans | |||
| peppers sweet green | pinto beans | |||
| vegetable juice cocktail | avocado 1 ounce | |||
| potatoes mashed | figs dried (2) | |||
| pickle relish 1 tbsp | red kidney beans | |||
| Asian pear | mayonnaise salad dressing 1 tbsp | |||
| pickles dill (1) | potatoes hash brown | |||
| chestnuts | apricots canned | |||
| plums purple canned | sweet potatoes | |||
| salad dressing thousand island 1 tbsp | tomato juice | |||
| alfalfa seed sprouts | peach frozen | |||
| fruit leathers 1 ounce | ||||
| raisins | ||||
| chili con carne | ||||
| honeydew melon |
