Nutrition for Spinach

Spinach Nutrition Summary

One cup of spinach (30 grams or 1.06 oz) contains 7 calories and 0.9 grams of protein. Spinach consist of 91% water, 4% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Spinach is an excellent source of many nutrients, including Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, folate and Vitamin K. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin C, magnesium and manganese.

In one cup of spinach:

• Calories: 7
• Protein: 0.9 g
• Sugar: 0.1 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.7 g
• Fat: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 23.7 mg

There is no significant amounts of saturated fat or cholesterol in spinach.

See the Spinach Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spinach, raw.

Calories in Spinach

Spinach has 7 calories per cup or 23 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, protein and fat.

49% of calories in spinach are from carbohydrates, 40% of calories are from protein and 10% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Spinach

Some other vegetables with similar calories to spinach by weight:

• Cilantro: same
• Alfalfa Sprouts: same
• Tomato Sauce: same
• Arugula: +1 calories

Protein in Spinach

One cup of Spinach has 0.9 grams of protein or about 2% of daily recommended intake. Although spinach is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.

• Protein: 0.86 g
• Tryptophan: 0.01 g
• Threonine: 0.04 g
• Isoleucine: 0.04 g
• Leucine: 0.07 g
• Lysine: 0.05 g
• Methionine: 0.02 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.04 g
• Valine: 0.05 g
• Histidine: 0.02 g

Protein Similar to Spinach

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to spinach by weight:

• Broccoli: same
• Kale: same
• Parsley: same
• Collard Greens: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Spinach

An good source of many nutrients, spinach contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, folate and Vitamin K. In fact, a single cup of spinach contains 161% of recommended daily values or 144.9 ug of Vitamin K. Also an excellent source of Vitamin A, a single cup of spinach contains 20% of recommended daily values or 140.7 ug of Vitamin A.

Vitamins in spinach (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 140.7 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 8.4 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.6 mg
• Folate: 58.2 ug
• Vitamin k: 144.9 ug

Minerals in spinach (1 cup):

• Calcium: 29.7 mg
• Potassium: 167.4 mg
• Iron: 0.8 mg
• Magnesium: 23.7 mg
• Zinc: 0.2 mg
• Selenium: 0.3 ug
• Phosphorus: 14.7 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.3 mg
• Choline: 5.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in spinach.

Similar to Spinach for Vitamin K

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin K to spinach:

• Collard Greens: -14 UG
• Kale: -28 UG
• Cilantro: -52 UG
• Watercress: -70 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Spinach ^[3]

Spinach Nutrition Chart

Spinach in Cooking

Spinach is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Spinach can be consumed raw and is often chopped before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two cups of spinach.

Friends and Relatives of Spinach

Foods commonly cooked with spinach:

• Pasta
• Mozzarella Cheese

Other similar relatives:

• Asparagus