Spinach is a very healthy vegetable and use it several times in a week. The nutrients in 100 g edible spinach include:

• Water 91.5 g
• Protein 2.6 g
• Fat 0.3 g
• Carbohydrate 0.6 g
• Fibre 2.6 g
• Minerals 1.7 g – sodium 70 mg, magnesium 60 mg calcium 55 mg, iron 3800 micro g, zinc 600 micro g
• Vitamins A, D, E, K, B1, B2, B6, nicotine amide, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid (145 micro g) and vitamins C are present.
• Oxalic acid 44o mg
• Purine – 55 mg

The minerals from animal food could be much better absorbed than in vegetables because many components such as oxalate, pytate and tannins decrease the absorption.