For warfarin (Coumadin, Marevan) patients

Variation in the vitamin K content of your diet may affect the way warfarin (Marevan, Coumadin) works. It is not necessary to avoid food rich in vitamin K but you should keep to a consistent vitamin K diet adjusting your warfarin dose. Just maintain your diet and avoid making drastic changes.

FOOD	VITAMIN K CONTENT
	LOW	MODERATE	HIGH
BEVERAGES	coffee		green tea
	cola		herbal tea
	fruit juice		Chrysanthemum tea
	milk
CEREALS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS	bread
	cereals
	pasta
	rice
DAIRY AND EGG PRODUCTS	butter	margarine
	cheese
	egg
OIL AND DRESSINGS (to limit to not more than 3 tablespoons a day )	corn oil	olive oil
	peanut oil	mayonnaise
	sesame oil	salad dressing
	sunflower oil	soybean oil
MEAT	beef
	chicken
	pork
	seafood
VEGETABLES	carrot	asparagus	broccoli
dark green, leafy vegetables are generally rich in vitamin K	cauliflower	cabbage	brussel sprouts
	corn	celery	dou miao
	cucumber	lentils	kailan
	garlic	Lettuce (butterhead, romaine, cos)	parsley
	Iceberg lettuce		seaweed
	mushroom		spinach
	onion		spring onion
	pumpkin		watercress
	potato
	snap beans
	sweet potato
	turnip
	tomato
FRUITS	apple	avocado
removal of fruit peels reduce vitamin K content	banana
	grapes
	mango
	orange
	pear
	plum
	strawberry
	watermelon
DESSERTS AND SNACKS	cake	pistachio nut
	chocolate
	honey
	ice-cream
	jam
	peanut
	yoghurt

Some foods and dietary supplements which may interfere with warfarin by other mechanisms: Liver, Papaya, Soymilk, Tofu :take consistent amounts and avoid large quantities

Avoid the following: Cranberries, Grapefruit, Herbal and Traditional medicines (eg ginseng, dang gui, danshen, cordyceps ). Supplements e.g. coenzyme Q10, ginko biloba, omega fish oils, garlic, ginger supplements;  weight loss teas, body building protein supplements