Calories in Spinach

How many calories in spinach?

In this first section we are going to talk about how many calories in spinach. As we have already mentioned spinach is a very healthy food that is packed with nutrients that can provide a great deal of benefits to the body. Spinach is a green leafy vegetable that can be enjoyed raw in salads, boiled or steamed to enjoy as part of a roast dinner, a key ingredient to soup or even stir fried. It is a very flexible food and because it is so very healthy you will see that spinach calories are relatively few, which is good news for anyone who is watching their weight and counting calories.

Calories in raw spinach

• 1 leaf of spinach weighing approx 0.5 oz - 3 calories
• 1 serving of spinach leaves weighing approx 1.3 oz - 8 calories
• 1 bunch of spinach leaves weighing approx 12 oz - 78 calories
• 1 oz of spinach leaf - 7 calories
• 10 g of spinach leaf - 2 calories

Calories in boiled spinach, without added salt

• 1/2 cup of spinach weighing approx 3.2 oz - 21 calories
• 1 cup of spinach weighing approx 6.3 oz - 41 calories
• 1 oz of spinach - 7 calories
• 10 g of spinach - 2 calories

Spinach calories, raw solids from a can

• 1 cup weighing approx 7.4 oz has 49 calories
• 1 oz has 7 calories
• 10 g has 2 calories in
  

Spinach is a common ingredient of many other foods such as pasta bakes, lasagna and wraps to name just a few examples. It is always wise to read the label before consuming any products that you are not sure about as this will always have the nutritional information on. This may not necessarily say the specific spinach calories, as it is just an ingredient but it will say what the product has as a whole.

Now that we have covered the calories spinach contains, we are going to show you exactly why so many people speak so positively about the nutritional benefits of spinach.