Fruits High in Vitamin K

Vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy bodies. Getting enough of these nutrients can be quite the challenge. However, Vitamin K is one of the nutrients that can be easy to add to your diet if you know where to look for it.

Function

• Vitamin K serves a variety of functions. According to the Institute of Medicine's site, one function is to build proteins that assist with healthy blood clotting. Vitamin K also aids in binding calcium to bone.

Sources

• Vitamin K is more prevalent in leafy green vegetables and other green vegetables, such as broccoli and asparagus. For those who don't enjoy green vegetables, fruit can be another strong source for the vitamin. Rhubarb, a vegetable which is often cooked or presented as a fruit, is also high in Vitamin K.

List of Fruits

• According to the Nutrition Data Site, fruits high in Vitamin K include blueberries (including frozen), kiwis,grapes, blackberries (including frozen and juice) and plums (prunes have a higher concentration of the vitamin).

Ideas for Getting Enough Vitamin K

• Based on the list of fruits above, one can easily incorporate enough Vitamin K into ta diet. Some ways to do this include adding blackberry juice to your morning breakfast; adding blueberries and blackberries to muffins, pancakes or stirred into yogurt; including grapes as an afternoon snack and incorporating prunes into trail mix.

Warning

• Although Vitamin K is necessary for good health, too much can interfere with certain medications, particularly blood thinners. Talk to your doctor to find out more.