What is Spinach? In popular folklore, spinach is a rich source
of iron. In reality, a 60 gram serving of boiled spinach
contains around 1.9 mg of iron (slightly more when eaten raw).
Many green vegetables contain less than 1 mg of iron for an
equivalent serving. Hence spinach does contain a relatively high
level of iron for a vegetable, but its consumption does not have
special health connotations. The myth about spinach and its high
iron content may have first been propagated by Dr. E. von Wolf
in 1870, because a misplaced decimal point in his publication
led to an iron-content figure that was ten times too high. In
1937, German chemists reinvestigated this "miracle vegetable"
and corrected the mistake. Spinach is an excellent source of
vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron,
vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B6. It is
a very good source of dietary fibre, copper, protein,
phosphorous, zinc and vitamin E. In addition, it is a good
source of omega-3 fatty acids, niacin an