Category/Vegetables/Spinachs

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The category Spinach describes the leaves of the plant Spinacia oleracea. These can be either fresh, or after storage using preservation techniques by canning, freezing, or dehydration. It may be eaten cooked or raw, and the taste differs considerably.

The category comprises the leaves that are not or minimally processed, with some added ingredients.

Super-categories

The super (parent) categories of Spinach are:

Sub-categories

In France one can buy fresh winter spinach, but that is noted on packages and can only be recognised by the shape of the leaves (large, crumpled). No category for this as yet;

The Frozen spinachs category could be divided in frozen as a single block or as cubes.

The Canned spinachs category can be divided in two subcategories: plain (no added ingredients) and prepared (some ingredients added, but not cream). It is not directly clear from the packaging what product belongs to what subcategory. So a division seems not in place.

The Cooked Spinachs category has been commented out, as there are no products for this category. However all canned and frozen spinachs seem to be blanched, but this is hard to find on the packaging.

Related categories

The ingredient Spinach occurs in some 1900 categories. Several of these categories highlight spinach:

Ingredients

Required ingredients

The following single ingredient is required for products in this category:

Optional ingredients

  • Salt - Most Canned Spinachs have salt added.
  • Water - Most Canned Spinachs have water added.

Disallowed ingredients

Any product that contains other ingredients, should be listed in another category:

  • Dairy - any product that has this ingredient should be moved to the category Spinach with cream sauce.

Production process/labels

not yet looked at

Nutritional information

Fresh spinachs

min 10% med 90% max
Energy (kJ/100g)
Fat (%)
Saturated fat (%) 0 0 0.1 0.138 0.5
Carbohydrates (%) 0 0.3 1 3.53 4.15
Sugars (%) 0 0 0.33 0.7 1.5
Fiber (%) 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.5 3.6
Proteins (%) 1 1.8 2.77 3.3 5
Salt (%) 0 0.03 0.17 0.25 0.35
Fruit (%) 100

Quality Monitoring

Last cleanup by hand on 7 sep 2024.

Sales format

Spinach is sold by:

  • package - for frozen Spinach or pre-packed in the vegetables aisles;
  • weight - in the bulk vegetable aisles;

Issues

  • Are some Canned spinachs and Frozen spinachs also (pre-)cooked)?
  • Should Canned spinachs be moved to Prepared spinachs? There are often other ingredients than just Spinach.

References