Spinach calories & nutrition

Nutrition per 100 g

For raw spinach leaves.

Is spinach good for your goals?

• A big bunch of spinach cooks down to a small bowl — the calories stay tiny.
• Palak paneer gets most of its calories from the paneer, cream and oil, not the spinach.
• Add lemon or tomato to help your body absorb the iron in spinach.

Spinach vs green peas

• 01How many calories are in spinach (1 cup raw leaves)?

  Spinach, 1 cup raw leaves (≈30 g): about 7 kcal, with 0.6 g protein, 0.6 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat.

• 02How many calories are in spinach (1 katori cooked palak)?

  Spinach, 1 katori cooked palak (≈150 g raw): about 36 kcal, with 3.2 g protein, 3.1 g carbohydrate and 1 g fat.

• 03How much protein is in 100 g of spinach?

  100 g of raw spinach leaves has about 2.1 g protein and 24 kcal — roughly 8.9 g of protein per 100 kcal.

• 04Is spinach good for weight loss?

  Spinach is low in calories (24 kcal per 100 g), so it adds volume to meals without adding much energy.

• 05Is spinach good for muscle building?

  A useful protein source with about 8.9 g of protein per 100 kcal. Combine it with other protein foods across the day.