✦ Concentrated minerals ✦ Iron source ✦ Magnesium ✦ Long shelf life

Spinach is a dark leafy green rich in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron and magnesium. It contains oxalates that reduce calcium and iron absorption, but remains a useful source of these minerals as part of a varied diet.

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Preparation note

Drying concentrates iron, magnesium and calcium per gram but largely destroys vitamin C; rehydrate before use and keep cooking brief.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

211
kcal
Energy
24.3
g
Protein
13.8
g
Carbs
18.2
g
Fibre
6.90
g
Fat
12.9
g
Sugars
0.90
g
Saturates
3.05
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 4,350 mg 218%
Calcium 1,480 mg 185%
Chloride 850 mg 106%
Magnesium 470 mg 125%
Phosphorus 390 mg 56%
Iron 18.2 mg 130%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 14.9 mg 124%
Niacin (B3) 10.4 mg 65%
Selenium 9.00 µg 16%
Zinc 6.10 mg 61%
Manganese 5.20 mg 260%
Copper 0.350 mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.000 mg 0%
Thiamin (B1) 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RE) 0.000 µg 0%
Folate 0.000 µg 0%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.000 mg 0%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin C 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 17.0 µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 4.30 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.900 g —
Sucrose 4.30 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 4.30 g —
Fructose 4.30 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Lutein + Zeaxanthin 47,000 µg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 0.000 µg 0%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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