Beetroot and vitamin K2: does beetroot contain it?

Beetroot doesn't contain vitamin K2. Plants, beetroot included, produce a different form called vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), and beetroot's own K1 content is low next to leafy greens. Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) comes from a separate source entirely: fermented foods, animal products, and bacteria in the gut.

K1 and K2 aren't the same vitamin

"Vitamin K" covers two chemically related but distinct compounds. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) is made by plants and is the form found in leafy green vegetables — kale, spinach and collards are the standout sources, well ahead of root vegetables like beetroot. Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) is a different form, produced by certain bacteria; it shows up in fermented foods like natto, in some hard cheeses, and in animal products such as egg yolks and organ meats, and the gut's own bacteria also produce some. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements treats K1 and K2 as distinct forms with different dietary sources, and beetroot — a root vegetable, not a leafy green or a fermented food — isn't a significant source of either, but especially not K2.

Why they get paired in some products

Some multi-ingredient supplements combine vitamin K2 with beetroot (and sometimes other ingredients like resveratrol) in a single capsule, usually aimed at general cardiovascular or bone-health marketing. That's a formulation decision by whoever makes the product — it doesn't mean beetroot contains K2, and it isn't evidence that the two ingredients work together; no trial we've found has tested a beetroot-and-K2 combination specifically.

If you're taking Electric Tiger Beetroot

Electric Tiger Beetroot is 1,300 mg of whole organic beetroot powder per two-capsule serving — one ingredient, and it doesn't include vitamin K1, vitamin K2, or any other added vitamin. If a vitamin K2 supplement is separately part of your routine, that's a different product with its own label directions, and there's no documented interaction between the two that would change how either is dosed.

People on blood-thinning medication sometimes ask about vitamin K in general because K1 affects blood clotting; that's worth raising with a doctor if it applies to you. Beetroot's own K1 content is low enough that it isn't typically the food singled out in that conversation the way leafy greens are, but any consistent, meaningful change in vitamin K intake — from food or a supplement — is worth mentioning to whoever manages that medication.

Questions people ask

Does beetroot have vitamin K2?

No. Beetroot, like other plants, can contain small amounts of vitamin K1, not K2. K2 comes from fermented foods, animal products, and gut bacteria — not from root vegetables.

Why do some beetroot supplements include K2?

Because the two are often marketed together in general wellness formulas, not because beetroot naturally contains K2. Reading the supplement facts panel is the way to tell whether a specific product actually adds K2 as a separate ingredient.

Should I take beetroot and K2 together?

There's no research testing that specific combination, so there's nothing to report about a combined effect. Each ingredient's own research and label directions apply on its own.

Related reading: beetroot benefits: what the research does and doesn't show, beetroot and potassium, and what is beetroot.