Vegetable
Young Leaf
Spinach young leaf is a prepared form of the leaf, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.26 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 5.76 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.27 g
- Total Sugars 2.86 g
- Complex / starch 2.03 g
- Protein 1.84 g
- Water 89.6 g
- Energy 32.7 kcal
- Water 89.6 g
- Carbohydrates 5.76 g
- Protein 1.84 g
- Fat 0.26 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.06 g
- Vitamins 511 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.54 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 129 µg
- Vitamin C 30 mg
- Vitamin E 1.26 mg
- Vitamin K 333 µg
- Minerals 254 mg
- Major Minerals 253 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 30 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.07 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.54 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.27 · vitamin-b6: 0.13 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 129.2 · vitamin-e: 1.26 · vitamin-k: 332.8 ·
Minerals
Leaf tissue is fibre- and water-forward with low energy density.
History
Cold storage and transport made spinach a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made spinach a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made spinach a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.