SPINACHES
Spinach is a typical winter vegetable that is often used as a side dish for a second course, but also as the main ingredient for making various appetizers and first courses.
What are the nutritional properties of this bright green vegetable?
As the arm wrestling myth reminds us, iron is present in spinach but, unlike what is represented in the famous cartoon, it is not the only beneficial property of this vegetable and it is not so easy to assimilate by our body.
To make iron assimilable it is in fact necessary to have a certain amount of vitamin C: they often recommend eating cooked spinach seasoned with lemon.
Thanks to the presence of fibres , vitamins such as B and C, mineral salts such as calcium, potassium and phosphorus and chlorophyll , spinach guarantees antioxidant, laxative and purifying properties.
Another substance present in spinach is lutein which is very important for sight and above all for the health of the retina.
They also contain a good amount of folic acid which plays an important role in our immune system making it stronger and helping our body to produce red blood cells.
SPINACH
Spinach is a typical vegetable of the winter season which is often used as a side dish to a second course, but also as the main ingredient for making various appetizers and first courses.
What are the properties of nutrients of this bright green vegetable?
As the myth of arm wrestling reminds us, in spinach there is a variety of ingredients. the iron is present but, unlike what is represented in the famous cartoon, it is not; the only property; beneficial of this vegetable and is not; so easy to assimilate by our body.
To make iron assimilable, it is necessary to in fact, it is necessary to prepare a certain amount; of vitamin C: they often recommend eating cooked spinach seasoned with lemon.
Thanks to the presence of fibers , vitamins such as B and C, of mineral salts such as calcium, potassium and phosphorus and chlorophyll , spinach guarantees properties; antioxidants, laxatives and purifiers.
Another substance present in spinach is; lutein is very important for vision and above all for the health of the retina.
They also contain a good amount of sugar. of folic acid which plays an important role for our immune system making it stronger and helping our body to produce red blood cells.