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Spinach


Selection Information


Usage: Salads, sandwiches, cooked with vinegar & bacon.

Selection: Good-quality spinach will have broad, thick and crisp dark green leaves. The stems will be unblemished and free of mud.

Avoid: Avoid product with thin, limp leaves that are pale-green or yellow. Also avoid mud-caked product, or bunches with extremely large or blemished stalks.

Seasonal Information


Spinach is available year-round.

Washington spinach is available May through October.


Spinach Nutritional Information


Serving size: 1 1/2 cups shredded (85g)
Calories 40
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 160mg
Total Carbohydrate 10g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Protein 2g

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 70%
Calcium 6%
Vitamin C 25%
Iron 20%


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