Spinach?

Dinah22
Dinah22 Posts: 69 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
It appears that there are 118 grams of salt in 160 grams of (generic) spinach! How come? I looked at more than one entry for just "fresh spinach", found two and they both said the same....

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  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    In 1 cup of spinach there is 24mg sodium.

    Make your own entry.

    ETA: Oh, ok, found grams (I'm american, I dont measure in grams lol)

    100 grams= 79mg sodium
    340 grams= 269 mg sodium
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    It appears that there are 118 grams of salt in 160 grams of (generic) spinach! How come? I looked at more than one entry for just "fresh spinach", found two and they both said the same....

    160 grams of spinach is more spinach than I could eat in a week (well, maybe not quite, but it's a lot of spinach)!

    Most food has sodium in it. It occurs naturally and is a necessary part of a healthy diet. You just don't need excessive amounts of it.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    The serving size on the spinach I'm currently eating is 85g (about three loose cups/what I use for one salad). It's 20 cal, 65mg of sodium and 470mg of potassium.

    Not sure how the sodium could be entered so high for other entries unless its cooked w/salt?
  • Dinah22
    Dinah22 Posts: 69 Member
    The serving size on the spinach I'm currently eating is 85g (about three loose cups/what I use for one salad). It's 20 cal, 65mg of sodium and 470mg of potassium.

    Not sure how the sodium could be entered so high for other entries unless its cooked w/salt?

    No not cooked with salt, and yes I CAN eat that amount in one sitting - it does reduce to next to nothing once it's cooked ......

    Thanks for the replies, must be natural salt ? or something!
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