Spinach Nutrition Information

Spinach is known for its healthful benefits. Remember Popeye and his need for spinach to stay strong? Truth be told, there are multiple reasons to make spinach a regular part of your diet.

Serving Size

• This guide uses the USDA nutrition information that labels a serving of raw spinach as one 10-oz. package of spinach, or 248 g.

Calories

• One full package of spinach only has 65 calories. The majority of these calories come from carbohydrates and protein.

Dietary Fiber

• One serving of spinach has 6 g of dietary fiber. This is 25 percent of the daily recommended amount of dietary fiber.

Protein

• Spinach has 8 g of protein in a serving.

Vitamins and Minerals

• One serving of spinach has 533 percent of the daily recommended amount of Vitamin A. It also has 133 percent of the amount recommended for Vitamin C, 28 percent for calcium and 43 percent for iron.