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Raw spinach is 91% water, 4% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and contains negligible fat (table). In a 100-gram (3 + 1 ⁄ 2-ounce) reference serving providing 97 kilojoules (23 kilocalories) of food energy, spinach has a high nutritional value, especially when fresh, frozen, steamed, or quickly boiled.
Tetragonia tetragonioides, commonly called New Zealand spinach, [3] [4] Warrigal greens and other local names, is a flowering plant in the fig-marigold family . It is often cultivated as a leafy vegetable.
Given its natural ancestry of the Indian subcontinent, Malabar spinach is a true tropical plant, and has a natural preference for daytime temperatures between 21–32 °C (70–90 °F). It will even display remarkable growth around 37 °C (99 °F), though care must be taken to avoid sunburn with higher temperatures, by providing shade cloth ...
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For example, spinach is very rich in iron and calcium, but the oxalates reduce its absorption in the intestine. To work around this, having a variety of foods helps.
Finely chopped broccoli and cauliflower florets, grated zucchini, roasted sweet potato cubes, leafy greens (like arugula, spinach, or kale), or chopped carrots work well in bowls.
The foodstuffs listed for comparison show the essential amino acid content per unit of the total protein of the food, 100g of spinach, for example, only contains 2.9g of protein (6% Daily Value), and of that protein 1.36% is tryptophan. [2] [7] (note that the examples have not been corrected for digestibility)
A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...