Health Benefits of Vitamin K | Nutrition Value of Vitamin K

Vitamin K is a structured group of similar fat-soluble vitamins. These fat-soluble vitamins play an important role when a human body requires certain proteins to blood coagulation and increase the calcium in bones. You will be surprising by having the list of health benefits of Vitamin K for your body. Vitamin K deficiency can lead to uncontrolled bleeding, heart diseases, and also weaken bones.

We already have intestinal bacteria that help us to get vitamin k from our diets, because of this, our gut health is everything on which our vitamin K levels greatly depends.

From our diet actually we have two types of vitamin K, vitamin K1 and vitamin k2. Vitamin K1 in our diet comes from green vegetables whereas K2 is mostly available in dairy products such as cream, chocolate, butter, and paneer. As a result a human body with good gut functionality produce more vitamin k.

If you are looking to indulge rich vitamin k supplements in your diet, vitamin k2 can be more effective than vitamin k1.

There is one more vitamin K3 but we do not recommend this to you. Here we have shown you the list of vitamin K1 and K2 rich foods.

Consuming Vitamin K rich foods can benefit you in:

·         Preventing heart disease

·         Improve calcium in bones

·         Improve brain function

·         Fight cancer

·         Improve bone density

·         Reduce infections

TOP 14 VITAMIN K FOODS:

 The average daily intake for vitamin K is 90 mcg for adults as shown above. Here are best 14 foods with value of vitamin K

1) Dandelion Greens

1 Full cup raw contains 410 mcg

2) Mustard Greens

1 cup raw have 275 mcg

3) Swiss Chard

1 cup raw: 280 mcg

4) Spring onions (Scallions)

1 cup: 207 mcg

5) Brussel Sprouts

1 cup raw consisting of 156 mcg

6) Turnip Greens

1 cup: 138 mcg

7) Spinach

1 cup: 140 mcg

8) Green Leafy Vegetables (Kale)
1 cup raw: 110 mcg

9) Broccoli
1 cup: 90 mcg

10) Asparagus

1 cup uncooked: 54 mcg

11) Sea Vegetables (kelp)
1 cup: 52 mcg

12) Cabbage
1 cup raw: 31 mcg

13) Cucumbers
1 cup: 17 mcg

14) Cauliflower
1 cup raw: 16 mcg

15) Natto (fermented soy)
2 oz: 500 mcg

16) Prunes
½ c: 52 mcg

17) Dried basil
1 Tbsp: 36 mcg

 For best results you should take 2 vitamin K rich foods daily according to your age.