Provisional Table on the Vitamin K Content of Foods
 
 HNIS/PT-104, Revised 1994
 
 For research use only
 
 Prepared by John L. Weihrauch and Ashok S. Chatra
 
 United States Department of Agriculture
 Human Nutrition Information Service
 Nutrient Data Research Branch
 Nutrition Monitoring Division

 Acknowledgement:
 The authors express appreciation to Sarah L. Booth and
 James A. Sadowski, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
 on Aging at Tufts University, and Guylaine Ferland,
 Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, for
 their contributions of data and their assistance with the
 development of this table.
 
 Users of this table should keep in mind that the data are
 provisional.  Critical review of available data and further  
 investigation will be necessary before definitive information
 can be published. All data were obtained by high-performance
 liquid chromatography.  DATA BY BIOASSAY INCLUDED IN EARLIER 
 VERSIONS OF THIS TABLE WERE NOT USED IN THIS REVISION.  THE
 VALUES ARE EXPRESSED AS MEDIANS BECAUSE OF THE PAUCITY OF AND
 LARGE VARIATION IN EXISTING ANALYTICAL DATA.
 
 Mention of commercial products in this publication is solely for
 identification purposes and does not constitute endorsement 
 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over other products not
 mentioned. 
 

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 FORMAT:

 Field       Description

   1       NDB No. (99999 indicates a NDB No. is not available)
   2       Vitamin K content, median, ug/100g (0.005 means trace.)
   3       Food description