Foods Containing Vitamin K

Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting. "With the exception of pine nuts and cashews...nuts are not important dietary sources of vitamin K. Similarly, most fruits are not important sources of vitamin K, with the exception of...berries, green fruits and prunes."

From: J. of Amer. Dietetic Assn., vol. 103, 2003. By: Dismore, Haytowitz, Gebhardt, Peterson & Booth, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Res. Ctr. on Aging, Tufts U., Boston, MA, & Nutrient Data Lab., Agri. Res. Service, Beltsville, MD.

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