List of Foods Vitamin K - What are the Best Sources?

Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin, which means that it can be dissolved in fat. It is stored in fat tissue.

Information on Vitamin K

The three forms of Vitamin K are:

1. Phylloquinone - which is found in food

2. Menadione - which is man-made

3. Menaquinone - which is produced by the body

Vitamin K makes several proteins that are essential in the formation of blood clotting. It also helps make other proteins for blood, kidneys and bones. It is important for strong bone development.

It also works with calcium to help the body absorb calcium more easily and efficiently.

List of Foods High in Vitamin K

The foods that contain vitamin K are mainly in the leafy green vegetables. Green, leafy lettuce, spinach, seaweed, turnip greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, collards, kale, brussels sprouts and cabbage.

Vitamin K can also be found in Alfalfa, cauliflower, liver, cheddar cheese, soy and egg yolks.

It is also synthesized by intestinal bacteria.

*High Doses of Vitamin E may impair the function for vitamin K and increase the risk of bleeding.

Featured Vitamin K Supplement

As most of us do not get a complete supply of Vitamin K from our diets, it is important that our bodies get this and other vitamins, minerals, amino acids and nutrients it needs to perform daily functions effectively.

Therefore, many people concerned with vitamin K deficiencies opt for a comprehensive vitamin K supplement such as Bone Support, which contains pure Vitamin K2, the purest form, as well as calcium, mangosteen and other nutrients for bone strength.

Foods that contain vitamin K are a start, but make sure you are getting everything you need in your diet.

more on our Vitamin Supplements page

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