Phylloquinone (K1). Relevant to blood clotting and bone metabolism, and to warfarin dosing.
Every figure here is per 100 g of the food, not per serving. That makes foods comparable to each other, but it is not how anyone eats: 100 g of a dried spice and 100 g of a leafy green are very different portions, so a high position in this list does not tell you what a meal contributes.
Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.
% DV compares the per-100 g amount with the FDA Daily Value of 120 µg for adults and children aged 4 and over. It is a labelling reference, not a personal target.
24 entries with a measured vitamin k value, highest first.
Salvia officinalis
The grey-green leaf of Salvia officinalis, used fresh or dried and traditionally paired with fatty meats. The USDA entry is per…
1429% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Petroselinum crispum
A biennial Apiaceae herb eaten fresh in quantity in dishes such as tabbouleh and used as a garnish elsewhere. It is unusually…
1367% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
A leafy form of the same species as beetroot, grown for its leaves and thick stalks rather than its root. The coloured stems owe…
692% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Origanum vulgare
The dried leaf of Origanum vulgare, dominated by the phenols carvacrol and thymol. The USDA entry is per 100 g of dried leaf,…
518% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Spinacia oleracea
A fast-growing leafy annual in the amaranth family, eaten raw as young leaves or cooked as mature ones. It wilts to a fraction of…
402% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Ocimum basilicum
The fresh leaves of Ocimum basilicum, used raw or added at the end of cooking because its aroma compounds are heat-sensitive. It…
346% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
A loose-leaved cabbage that does not form a head, eaten raw in salads or cooked. Like other Brassica oleracea vegetables it…
325% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Coriandrum sativum
The fresh leaf of Coriandrum sativum, the same plant that yields coriander seed. A well-documented genetic variation in olfactory…
258% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Small axillary buds that grow along a thick stalk, another cultivar of Brassica oleracea. Modern varieties have been bred for…
148% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Piper nigrum
The dried unripe fruit of the Piper nigrum vine, used whole or ground. The USDA entry is per 100 g of ground pepper, whereas a…
136% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Syzygium aromaticum
The dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, one of the most aromatic spices in common use. The USDA entry is per 100 g of…
118% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Eruca vesicaria
A peppery salad leaf in the mustard family, eaten raw or briefly wilted. Its sharpness comes from isothiocyanates released when…
90% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Brassica oleracea var. italica
The immature flower heads and stalks of a cultivated Brassica oleracea. It is the most-studied source of glucoraphanin, the…
85% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Capsicum annuum
Ground dried Capsicum annuum peppers, ranging from sweet to hot and sometimes smoked over oak. The USDA entry is per 100 g of the…
67% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Capsicum annuum
Dried ground fruit of hot Capsicum annuum varieties. The USDA entry is per 100 g of the dried spice; a shake over a dish is well…
67% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
A dense-headed Brassica oleracea cultivar, eaten raw, cooked or fermented. Red varieties carry anthocyanins that change colour…
63% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Olea europaea
Oil pressed mechanically from olives without heat or solvents, retaining the phenolic fraction that refining removes. Phenolic…
50% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Glycine max
The legume behind tofu, soy milk, tempeh and miso, eaten either as mature dry beans or as edamame, the immature green pod…
39% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Salted napa cabbage layered with chilli, garlic, ginger and usually a seafood element, then fermented by the bacteria native to…
36% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Asparagus officinalis
The young shoots of a perennial lily relative, harvested in spring. White asparagus is the same plant grown covered so the spears…
35% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Actinidia deliciosa
A fuzzy-skinned berry from a woody vine, with green or golden flesh and small edible black seeds. It contains actinidin, a…
34% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Anacardium occidentale
The kidney-shaped seed that grows beneath the cashew apple, always sold shelled and heat-treated because the shell contains…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cinnamomum cassia / Cinnamomum verum
Dried inner bark from several Cinnamomum species. Almost all supermarket cinnamon is cassia, which contains far more coumarin…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Apium graveolens
The fibrous leaf stalks of a cultivated umbellifer, eaten raw or used as an aromatic base in cooking. It is mostly water by…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g