Spinach:Spinacia oleracea Phytochemicals and Constituents.

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Spinacia oleracea Phytochemicals and Constituents.

Spinach Extract INCI Name Spinacia Oleracea Extract CAS 90131-25-2 EINECS ELINCS No 290-336-6aqueous spinach extract Spinach leaf extract Green Spinach extract spinach alcoholic extract photo picture image Spinach leaves contain considerable amount of calcium but unfortunately it cannot be completely digested because spinach also contain oxalates that bind with the calcium.
 It is rich in iron (but not as rich as everybody think), potassium and vitamin (A, B2, B9 and C).

 Composition of Spinach:

 Leaves (Dry weight)
 In grammes per 100g weight of food:
 Water: 0 Calories: 285 Protein: 28 Fat: 5.5 Carbohydrate: 40 Fibre: 8 Ash: 23
 In milligrammes per 100g weight of food:
 Calcium: 800 Phosphorus: 415 Iron: 80 Sodium: 650 Potassium: 4500 VitaminA: 50 Thiamine: 0.7 Riboflavin: 2 Niacin: 8 VitaminC: 600

 Notes: The values here are based on the median figures of those quoted in the report. Vitamin A figures are in milligrammes.
 Spinach Extract INCI Name Spinacia Oleracea Extract CAS 90131-25-2 EINECS ELINCS No 290-336-6aqueous spinach extract Spinach leaf extract Green Spinach extract spinach alcoholic extract photo picture image

 Spinach is relatively rich in nitrogenous substances, in hydrocarbons, and in iron sesqui-oxide, which last amounts to 3.3 per cent of the total ash. It is thus more nourishing than other green vegetables. It is a valuable part of the diet in anaemia, not only on account of its iron, but also for its chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is known to have a chemical formula remarkably similar to that of haemoglobin, and it is stated that the ingestion of chlorophyll will raise the haemoglobin of the blood without increasing the formed elements. The plant contains from 10 to 20 parts per 1,000 by weight of chlorophyll. During the war, wine fortified with Spinach juice 1 in 50) was given to French soldiers weakened by haemorrhage.

 According to Chick and Roscoe, fresh leaves of Spinach are a rich source of vitamin A, a small daily ration (0.1 gram and upward) encouraging growth and lessening or preventing xerophthalmia in young rats on diets devoid of fat-soluble vitamins. Spinach grown in the open in winter, spring or autumn possesses no antirachitic properties that can be demonstrated by the methods employed. Spinach leaves when irradiated with ultraviolet rays from a Hg vapour quartz lamp become powerfully antirachitic.

 Boas found that the fresh leaves of winter-grown Spinach added to an experimental diet caused an even greater improvement in the wellbeing of rats and in the rate of growth than was caused by the addition of cod-liver oil. The weight of the skeleton was not, however, proportionally increased. The conclusion was drawn by Boas that winter Spinach contains an amount of vitamin D which isnegligible compared with its content of vitamin A.

 The leaves contain a large proportion of saltpetre. The water drained from Spinach, after cooking, is capable of making as good match-paper as that made by a solution of nitre.

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last edit date:25th,June.2009.