Which is better, the bridegroom or cooked spinach?

Which is better, the bridegroom or cooked spinach?

Spinach is a good source of iron, in plant sources. Raw spinach contains oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is linked in the body naturally with minerals such as calcium and iron, making it difficult to absorb in the body. When you cook spinach, cooking helps open the iron absorption inhibitors thus increasing the bioavailability of iron.

Raw spinach (1 cup) cooked spinach (1 cup)

Iron (mg) 0.5 6.5

Calcium (mg) 30 245

Men need to 8 mg of iron per day, while premenopausal women need 18 mg (pregnant women need 18 milligrams). Therefore, the cooked spinach does not provide a significant source of iron.

Does this mean that we stop eating spinach?

 

Of course not. Oxalic acid is found naturally in many foods — spinach is not the only food that contains it. Whole grains such as wheat and vegetables such as Chard and rhubarb, beans, and nuts contain oxalic acid. If you want to eat raw spinach and other foods rich in iron, it is best eaten with foods that have the ability to absorb iron, such as:

-Meat, fish, poultry or

-Fruits: oranges, orange juice, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapefruit, and other fruits rich in vitamin C

-Vegetables: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, tomato juice, potatoes, green peppers, Red

Conclusion: it seems that Popeye (the famous cartoon character) has made the right decision when you eat cooked spinach. But the problem is that the water soluble vitamins might go with boiling water. So the best way to cook spinach is cooked by steaming or stir-frying (stir-frying).