Romaine lettuce

weightgoesbyebye
weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I started having salads with romaine lettuce. I noticed when i log it that is had 260% of my daily vitamin k. Is that a bad thing.

Thanks

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  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    You don’t need to worry about too much vitamin K unless you have ever been diagnosed with a relevant medical condition. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminK-HealthProfessional/
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    What kind of dressing are you using on your salad? Vitamin K is a fat soluable vitamin, so unless you are eating a fair amount of fat as well, you are likely not absorbing anywhere near that percentage.

    If you are a post-menopausal woman, I would make sure that you are sufficient in Vitamin D, as there is a synergistic link between Vitamins D and K when it comes to bone formation and the prevention of osteopenia/osteoporosis.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,106 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    You don’t need to worry about too much vitamin K unless you have ever been diagnosed with a relevant medical condition. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminK-HealthProfessional/

    Or if you are taking medications (such as blood thinners) that require you to be consistent with your vitamin K intake.
  • weightgoesbyebye
    weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
    WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »
    What kind of dressing are you using on your salad? Vitamin K is a fat soluable vitamin, so unless you are eating a fair amount of fat as well, you are likely not absorbing anywhere near that percentage.

    If you are a post-menopausal woman, I would make sure that you are sufficient in Vitamin D, as there is a synergistic link between Vitamins D and K when it comes to bone formation and the prevention of osteopenia/osteoporosis.

    I use 2 tablespoons of kraft caesar dressing.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    OK, this is silly, and I'm dating myself, but it is Friday. So...

    Does anyone else remember the episode of Saturday Night Live where Steve Martin played a Romaine lettuce spokesperson as a contestant on Family Feud? His family was playing against the Coneheads. "Romaine Lettuce!" was his answer to all the questions.

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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    OK, this is silly, and I'm dating myself, but it is Friday. So...

    Does anyone else remember the episode of Saturday Night Live where Steve Martin played a Romaine lettuce spokesperson as a contestant on Family Feud? His family was playing against the Coneheads. "Romaine Lettuce!" was his answer to all the questions.

    hixuub48j4rb.jpg

    Oh no. That reminds me of the Turkey contestant from Family Feud. Cannot laugh, people will look at me weird.
  • sarabushby
    sarabushby Posts: 784 Member
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.
  • weightgoesbyebye
    weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
    sarabushby wrote: »
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.

    I scanned the bag it came in and weighed it on the scale.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    weightgoesbyebye wrote: »
    sarabushby wrote: »
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.

    I scanned the bag it came in and weighed it on the scale.

    Nah, it's about right. It's generally fine to get above 100% in most vitamins. Vitamin D, E, K, and A are fat soluble and do have easier-to-reach toxicity levels because the body doesn't flush them out like it does water-soluble vitamins like B and C, but it's extremely rare unless you are supplementing vitamin pills unnecessarily. Like mentioned above, most doesn't get absorbed anyway unless you have a significant enough fat intake.
  • weightgoesbyebye
    weightgoesbyebye Posts: 54 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    weightgoesbyebye wrote: »
    sarabushby wrote: »
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.

    I scanned the bag it came in and weighed it on the scale.

    Nah, it's about right. It's generally fine to get above 100% in most vitamins. Vitamin D, E, K, and A are fat soluble and do have easier-to-reach toxicity levels because the body doesn't flush them out like it does water-soluble vitamins like B and C, but it's extremely rare unless you are supplementing vitamin pills unnecessarily. Like mentioned above, most doesn't get absorbed anyway unless you have a significant enough fat intake.

    My fat intake does not go above high 70s low 80s a day.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    weightgoesbyebye wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    weightgoesbyebye wrote: »
    sarabushby wrote: »
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.

    I scanned the bag it came in and weighed it on the scale.

    Nah, it's about right. It's generally fine to get above 100% in most vitamins. Vitamin D, E, K, and A are fat soluble and do have easier-to-reach toxicity levels because the body doesn't flush them out like it does water-soluble vitamins like B and C, but it's extremely rare unless you are supplementing vitamin pills unnecessarily. Like mentioned above, most doesn't get absorbed anyway unless you have a significant enough fat intake.

    My fat intake does not go above high 70s low 80s a day.

    I think the key takeaway is that you're probably fine and a generally nutritious diet rich in vegetables is going to be plenty and leagues ahead of most people who go about their daily lives, lol. Don't stress over the details if you're generally in good standing with your health.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,688 Member
    weightgoesbyebye wrote: »
    sarabushby wrote: »
    Are you sure you’re using accurate database entries? You could try logging your salad using other entries to see if you get the same result.

    I scanned the bag it came in and weighed it on the scale.

    As an aside, scanning is no more accurate than searching for the item manually. You're still getting an entry that was typed in by some other MFP user, so it's a good plan to check the database entry details against the package (and/or USDA database) the first time you use it, if you care about accuracy of those details.
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