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Spinach
Spinach is a dark leafy green vegetable. It is high in both calcium and iron.
371 Questions
What is the difference between baby spinach and spinach?
The dark-green leaf vegetable is spinach. Both spinich and spinage are frequent misspellings.
The pronunciation is (spin-ich) which is also mispronounced as (spin-ij).
Does spinach grow underground?
No, they grow above the ground like any plant.
Just the roots. The green part you eat grows above the ground, like a big weed... if you're lucky and the slugs don't get it first.
Does spinach contain vitamin K2?
Yes: One cup of canned spinach has about 1,000% of your RDA of vitamin K. Cooking veggies that are high in vitamin K seems to have no effect on the vitamin K content.
The reason you don't see the vitamin K content on nutritiondata.com is because it is not required by the FDA - so they show the required listing of vitamins that a certain company has provided.
For a person on blood thinners, misinformation about vitamin K can be deadly. Too much vitamin K will cause your INR to plummet, thereby rendering the blood thinners useless and increasing your chances of blood clots.
You can find this information on plenty of other websites if you are so inclined. For example, a list of foods containing Vitamin K can be found in the Related Link, below.
Can pregnant women eat spinach?
Unless you are allergic to any of the contents it should in fact be good for you.
How many Spinach dip recipes for 100 servings?
probably anywhere from 4-8 people depending on people and what they are capable of eating..
I don't think any greens of any kind have points in them.
How much protein is in cooked spinach?
- 23 calories in a 3½ oz or 100g average size portion of cooked spinach
- 42 calories in 6 oz or 170g of cooked spinach
- 56 calories in 8 oz or 227g of cooked spinach
- 41 calories in 1 cup of cooked spinach
- 21 calories in ½ a cup of cooked spinach
- 6-7 calories in 1 oz or 28g of cooked spinach
For free vegetable and fruit calorie chartsto use as daily guides for either weight loss or weight maintenance, or for the calorie counts of the other vegetables and fruits, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.
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How many calories in a cup of raw spinach?
Calories in one cup of spinach
The calorie content is:
- 7 calories in 1 cup of raw spinach (1.1 oz or 30g)
- 41 calories in 1 cup of boiled or steamed spinach (6.3 oz or 180g)
For a free Calories in Vegetables Chart, to use as a daily guide for weight loss or weight maintenance, or for the calorie counts of other vegetables, use the page link given below:
Calories in Vegetables Chart
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Does spinach have high cholesterol?
No, a serving has about 29 mg sodium, while that same serving has about 299 mg potassium. (Potassium is sort of the antagonist to sodium in the human body.)
Spinach is wonderful, full of vitamins and minerals, however, it MUST be cooked properly, boiled then drained, in a frying pan with a little butter and bacon.
or washed and added in a salad with a nice strawberry vinaigrette dressing and sunflower seeds. savy-gal
Which pigments did you identify from the spinach leaf?
Chlorophyll, carotenoids, pheophytins and xanthophylls
Can you substitute fresh spinach for frozen spinach?
Yes, you can substitute canned spinach for frozen. Be sure to check the required measurements so you don't use too much.
Yes. Spinach is very nutritious and is extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when fresh, steamed, or quickly boiled. It is a rich source of vitamin A (and especially high in lutein), vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, manganese, folate, betaine, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, folic acid, copper, protein, phosphorus, zinc, niacin, selenium, and omega-3 fatty acids.
What part of the plant does spinach come from?
Spinach consists of the dark green leaves of the plant Spinacia oleracea.
Interestingly, the plant's red berries are poisonous to humans.
1 - 2 inches of water each week especially from mid June to mid August. Too little water will not let plant roots grow deep and strong enough to gather nutrients for good growth. Too much water will saturate the soil, not allowing the plant air and space needed to grow. For best results it is important to know how much water your plants are getting. Observe your vegetables, get to know your soil conditions, keep an eye on the weather and learn which plants need more water than others. Is this sounding too complicated? Here is an easy way to measure how much water your garden is getting. Watering Measuring Tip
Place a small can in 4 different areas
of your garden, turn on the overhead
sprinkler for 1 hour and then measure
the amount of water in your cans
