Spinach:Spinacia oleracea Phytochemicals and Constituents.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Info of Spinach.
- .Translations for: Spinach.
- .Spinach Physical Characteristics and Botanical Description.
- .Historical Uses of Spinach.
- .Spinach Nutrition and Edible Use.
- .Medicinal Uses Disclaimer of Spinach.
- .Spinacia oleracea Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .How to Handle Spinach.
- .Research Update:Spinacia oleracea or Spinach.
How to Handle Spinach.
How to eat it?
Spinach leaves can be eaten raw in salads.
They can replace the lettuce in your sandwiches.
They can be cooked: soups, pie, dip or just chopped served with a cereal.
When a vegetable is cooked it loses some of its food values.
Storage:
Keep it in the warmest part of your refrigerated unwashed and wrapped in plastic, for up to 3 days.
Storage:4 to 8 days, relative humidity 95-100%.
Caution:
People with gout or kidney or bladder stones should avoid spinach due to its high amount of oxalic acid. For the other it is better not to eat it too often. Once a week is enough.
Reference:
1.Spinach:Spinacia oleracea Phytochemicals and Constituents.




