Spinach: Nutrition Facts

Spinach is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 29.5 kcal

Spinach contains 0.42 grams of total sugars, 2.2 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Spinach — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Spinach provides about 3.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.5% of the daily intake of fats and 1.2% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein2.9 g
3.8%
Fat390 mg
0.5%
Carbs3.6 g
1.2%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Spinach of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.5 mg
55.6%
Beta Carotene5.6 mg
112.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E2 mg
13.7%
Vitamine K0.5 mg
416.7%
Vitamine C28.1 mg
31.2%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B30.7 mg
4.4%
Vitamine B419.3 mg
3.9%
Vitamine B50.1 mg
2.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90.2 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Spinach.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium99 mg
9.9%
Iron2.7 mg
27.0%
Magnesium79 mg
19.8%
Phosphorus49 mg
7.0%
Potassium558 mg
11.9%
Sodium79 mg
6.1%
Zinc0.5 mg
4.5%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.9 mg
39.1%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Spinach.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan39 mg
0.5%
Threonine122 mg
5.1%
Isoleucine147 mg
7.3%
Leucine223 mg
4.8%
Lysine174 mg
4.2%
Methionine53 mg
2.9%
Cystine35 mg
1.9%
Phenylalanine129 mg
2.9%
Tyrosine108 mg
2.5%
Valine161 mg
6.4%
Arginine162 mg
2.7%
Histidine64 mg
3.0%
Alanine142 mg
2.2%
Aspartic acid240 mg
2.0%
Glutamic acid343 mg
2.5%
Glycine134 mg
3.8%
Proline112 mg
2.5%
Serine104 mg
1.3%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.223 g), isoleucine (0.147 g) and valine (0.161 g).
Spinach contains 0.53 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.134 g), arginine (0.162 g) and methionine (0.053 g).
Spinach contains 0.35 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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