Spinach can find a place on any table, it can be a great addition and garnish to many dishes, it is used to make many delicious salads and is among the most vitamin-rich vegetables.
Spinach has high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants. It is a great source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, magnesium, manganese, folic acid, betaine, iron, calcium, potassium, vitamins B6 and B2, copper, proteins, phosphorus, zinc, niacin, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids. After this long list, you will see for yourself that Popeye's muscles are not the result of chance.
It's doubtful that you're hearing this for the first time, but many of the products that we use daily in our kitchens lose some of their nutritional value, vitamins and minerals after freezing, heat treatment and canning. It turns out that with spinach things are not like that, but quite the opposite.
Frozen spinach can be a much more nutritious food than fresh spinach. An interesting fact is that it loses a large part of its beneficial ingredients when stored at room temperature and even in the refrigerator.
Imagine how long it has been from the moment it was picked until it was displayed on the market stalls. In general, spinach is frozen almost immediately after it is picked, and this is the secret of it being healthy.
Scientists have proven that fresh spinach loses 100 percent of its ascorbic acid in less than four days. And the one that is for freezing goes through factory processing hours after it is picked, thus it retains larger amounts of vitamin C. Regardless of whether it is frozen or fresh, the vitamin A content in both types of spinach does not change.
Although you can use fresh spinach in almost any recipe that calls for frozen, the opposite is not always true. Therefore, eat spinach in any form, it certainly won't hurt you, because it ranks first in terms of healthiness among vegetables.
If you love spinach, be sure to try our recipes for fluffy spinach filo pastry pie, this charming spinach rice or our classic spinach soup.
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