Spinach is relatively rich in nutrients and can provide the body with carbohydrates, potassium, folic acid and other nutrients.
Every 100 grams of spinach contains 28 calories, 4.5 grams of carbohydrates, 2.6 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 1.7 grams of dietary fiber, 194 micrograms of folic acid, vitamin E1.745 milligrams of potassium 331 milligrams.
Spinach belongs to the fiber content is relatively rich in plants, appropriate intake of fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis, constipation patients can moderately eat more spinach. Spinach is rich in potassium, patients with high blood pressure can appropriately increase the intake of spinach in the folic acid content in the vegetables also ranked ahead.
Spinach contains more oxalic acid, it is best to blanch before cooking, so that oxalic acid can be dissolved in water, so that the residual oxalic acid content of spinach decreased. Excessive intake of oxalic acid tends to affect the function of the digestive tract, resulting in nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating and other adverse symptoms, but also affect the absorption of calcium and other nutrients.