What is spinach?

Spinach is a dark green leafy vegetable from Southeast Asia. This crop has been used as a source of food for centuries as a source of food and has reached the eighth century to Europe, ensuring that spinach will follow the New World. Most of the markets produced by any forms have spinach, often throughout the year, and can also be found in a preserved and frozen form. There are a huge number of ways to use this vegetable and is very popular in many corners of the world. When the growth of the unmarried, the annual will go to the seed at the end of the summer, allowing the leaves to die. In rare cases, spinach grows like a two -year plant, usually in a milder climate, but the best plants are grown in cold climate, because spinach seeds like to cool for several MONTHS before germination.

Spinach leaves are fine, with a slightly bitter taste. The plant is naturally rich in vitamins A and C, foilT, calcium and iron that lead many people to consider it to be superfood and a valuable supplement to the human diet. However, spinach is also rich in oxal acid, which disrupts the body's ability to absorb calcium and iron. In particular, raw spinach has a significantly reduced nutritional value, but even if it is cooked, it still contains some oxalic acid. This makes it difficult to benefit from the nutritional content of this vegetable. In addition, the oxaic acid will also disrupt the absorption of calcium and iron from other foods consumed simultaneously.

leaves can be consumed raw, for those who are less interested in nutritional value and greater interest in taste. Raw spinach is a frequent accessory to salads. It can also be cooked in the arosmanity of preparations and included in things such as soups, quiches, casseroles, burritos, sandwiches, sauces and many other foods.

When choosing fresh spinach in the store, consumers should look for sharp and even colorful leaves. If the leaves are still on the stem they should notT at all and should be without slime and stains. Spinach must also be washed very thoroughly because it grows near the ground, collects gravel and dirt, and sometimes several slugs or snails are hiding in the leaves.