Vitamin K
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If you stop counting the vitamins in the alphabet after E, you’ll miss out on vitamin K! K is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s key for blood clotting and keeping bones strong. What you may not know is that vitamin K actually refers to a group of nutrients—the two main ones are K1 (the compound phylloquinone) and K2 (which includes several subtypes called menaquinones). Here’s your need-to-know when it comes to getting vitamin K: it’s fairly easy to get K1 from eating a healthy diet because it’s found in many vegetables, especially the dark leafy kinds, like kale, swiss chard, and spinach. Vitamin K2 is also a product of bacterial fermentation, found mostly in fermented foods, especially natto, the traditional Japanese soybean dish (it’s an acquired taste but many people love it!). K can also be found in tiny amounts in beef liver, pork chops, chicken, cheeses, and dairy products. A major source of vitamin K2 happens to be your own gut bacteria—yup, those little guys make K2 for us right in our digestive tract!
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