Fresh Spinach Bunch
Description
Spinach is a leafy green producing succulent, dark green, spoon-shaped leaves. It offers a subtle, yet assertive vegetal flavor often with iron or metallic notes. Depending upon variety and maturity, Spinach can be sweet, earthy, nutty and even tangy.
Nutrition Facts
For a Serving Size of 100 grams : Calories 23
| % DAILY VALUE* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 0.39 g | 1% | |||
| Sodium | 79 mg | 3% | |||
| Potassium | 558 mg | 16% | |||
| Carbohydrates | 3.63 g | 1% | |||
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 9% | |||
| Sugar | 0.42 g | ||||
| Protein | 2.86 g | ||||
| Vitamin A | 188% | ||||
| Vitamin C | 47% | ||||
| Calcium | 10% | ||||
| Iron | 15% |
Applications
Spinach can be eaten fresh or cook and stands up well to heat, baking and sauteing. Use as in a salad mix or as a dark, leafy green. It is highly versatile and pairs well with spring vegetables, citrus, berries, eggs, nuts, bacon, pasta, cream and fresh cheeses. Flavor with Indian or Middle Eastern spices, creams, ginger, garlic, shallots, chiles and soy. Spinach will keep, dry and refrigerated, for one to two weeks.
The cooked version of these vegetables is definitely better as oxalic acid evaporates on heating. Moreover, one can absorb higher levels of protein, zinc, thiamin, iron, Vitamins A and E, calcium, beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin on eating cooked spinach.
