Vitamin K Daily Value: 120 mcg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin K is 120 mcg for adults and children 4+.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 120 mcg
- Ages 1–3
- 30 mcg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 90 mcg
- Infants
- 2.5 mcg
- On labels until 2020/2021
- 80 mcg · increased Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0% FDA guidance (nonbinding): nearest 1 mcg
- 20% DV (high)
- 24 mcg
Common amounts of vitamin K
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 5 mcg is 4%
- 10 mcg is 8%
- 20 mcg is 15%
- 50 mcg is 40%
- 100 mcg is 80%
Vitamin K Daily Value: 30 mcg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin K is 30 mcg for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 120 mcg
- Ages 1–3
- 30 mcg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 90 mcg
- Infants
- 2.5 mcg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 6 mcg
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 1 mcg is 4%
- 2 mcg is 6%
- 5 mcg is 15%
- 10 mcg is 35%
- 20 mcg is 70%
Vitamin K Daily Value: 90 mcg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin K is 90 mcg for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 120 mcg
- Ages 1–3
- 30 mcg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 90 mcg
- Infants
- 2.5 mcg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 18 mcg
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 5 mcg is 6%
- 10 mcg is 10%
- 50 mcg is 60%
- 100 mcg is 110%
Vitamin K Daily Value: 2.5 mcg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin K is 2.5 mcg for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 120 mcg
- Ages 1–3
- 30 mcg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 90 mcg
- Infants
- 2.5 mcg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 0.5 mcg
Per serving, infants through 12 months.
- 0.1 mcg is 4%
- 0.2 mcg is 8%
- 1 mcg is 40%
- 2 mcg is 80%
Questions about vitamin K
What is the FDA Daily Value for vitamin K?
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin K is 120 mcg for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for vitamin K is its amount divided by 120 mcg, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for vitamin K?
Divide the amount in one serving by 120 mcg and multiply by 100. Then round to the nearest 2% up to 10%, to the nearest 5% above 10% and up to 50%, and to the nearest 10% above 50%. For example, 24 mcg ÷ 120 mcg × 100 = 20%.
How are vitamin and mineral %DV values rounded?
The percentages for vitamins and minerals shall be expressed to the nearest 2-percent increment up to and including the 10-percent level, the nearest 5-percent increment above 10 percent and up to and including the 50-percent level, and the nearest 10-percent increment above the 50-percent level.
Vitamin K rounding rules
Amount
Vitamin K is declared to the nearest 1mcg. Measuring finer than that changes nothing on the label, except below 0.5mcg, where it is declared to the nearest 0.1mcg so a real amount is not printed as 0.
| Amount range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to <0.5 | nearest 0.1 mcg |
| ≥0.5 | nearest 1 mcg |
These mcg increments come from FDA guidance, banded by this group's Daily Value.
% Daily Value
| %DV range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10% DV | Nearest 2% |
| >10 to 50% DV | Nearest 5% |
| >50% DV | Nearest 10% |
Every %DV a label can show
What a serving has to contain for a label to print each figure. The %DV is worked out from the actual amount, before that amount is rounded.
| If the label shows | The serving must contain |
|---|---|
| Nearest 2%0 to 10% DV | |
| 0% DV | 0 mcg≤ amount <1.2 mcg |
| 2% DV | 1.2 mcg≤ amount <3.6 mcg |
| 4% DV | 3.6 mcg≤ amount <6 mcg |
| 6% DV | 6 mcg≤ amount <8.4 mcg |
| 8% DV | 8.4 mcg≤ amount <10.8 mcg |
| 10% DV | 10.8 mcg≤ amount <15 mcg |
| Nearest 5%>10 to 50% DV | |
| 15% DV | 15 mcg≤ amount <21 mcg |
| 20% DV | 21 mcg≤ amount <27 mcg |
| 25% DV | 27 mcg≤ amount <33 mcg |
| 30% DV | 33 mcg≤ amount <39 mcg |
| 35% DV | 39 mcg≤ amount <45 mcg |
| 40% DV | 45 mcg≤ amount <51 mcg |
| 45% DV | 51 mcg≤ amount <57 mcg |
| 50% DV | 57 mcg≤ amount <66 mcg |
| Nearest 10%>50% DV | |
| 60% DV | 66 mcg≤ amount <78 mcg |
| 70% DV | 78 mcg≤ amount <90 mcg |
| 80% DV | 90 mcg≤ amount <102 mcg |
| 90% DV | 102 mcg≤ amount <114 mcg |
| 100% DV | 114 mcg≤ amount <126 mcg |
The rules are FDA's; the inversion is ours. Ranges are inclusive at the low end and exclusive at the high end, because an exact half rounds up.
Does the vitamin K Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 30 mcg for children 1 to 3 years, is 90 mcg during pregnancy and lactation and is 2.5 mcg for infants through 12 months.
How do I find out how much vitamin K is in a food?
A Daily Value is a reference target, not a measurement of any particular food. To find the vitamin K content of a specific ingredient or product, look it up in USDA FoodData Central, then use that amount here to see what a label would declare and what %DV it carries.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Daily Values and label rounding: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, as of 2026-02-12.
- Vitamin K Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv).
- Vitamin K label rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- %DV rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- Old Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9, April 1, 2016 edition.
- 5% low and 20% high: FDA's consumer page on the lows and highs of %DV.
- Dataset: bm-regulatory US Nutrition Label Rules v17.0.0.
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