As already mentioned,need Vitamin C to help Iron absorb,just like Vitamin D is needed to help with Calcium,usually Calcium supplements have Vitamin D in with them.Anyone wanting extra iron I would recommend it from food sources rather than supplements as Iron supplements tend to make some people constipated.Sometimes pregnant women will get given iron supplement and then she suffer from constipation as pregnant women can be prone to it anyway.Suppose like any vegetable its a good idea to have mixed ones to give variety and to help you have 1 of your 5 fruit and vegetables a day.Isn't Spinach Popeye's favourite food? from a tin too!
Spinach (Epinards) is a pot vegetable very rich in vitamins and minerals cultivated for its leaves. It is of Persian origin, and it has been greatly improved through cultivation. Spinach contains a viscous substance by virtue of which it has laxative properties. It also contains potassium of oxalate and a fair amount of iron (though less than Sorrel, Leek and Lettuce). Before cooking, Spinach must be stripped, carefully washed and parboiled in a lot of boiling salt water. This parboiling must be carried out as quickly as possible. The Spinach is then cooled under running water, drained thoroughly, squeezed to extract all moisture, and, finally rubbed through a sieve or chopped.When served whole (blended with butter or in any other way), after having been parboiled, drained and dried, it must not be cooled under running water. Spinach, when very young, can also be eaten raw in salads. As part of a balanced meal a healthy human body should ne able to extract all the properties that it contains, including the Iron.
Mmm, spinach, love it, I could eat a ton of the stuff - well, a huge mound anyway! The nutritional benefits of spinach are limited somewhat by the high levels of oxalic acid it contains, which combines with the iron and calcium in it, limiting their absorption. This fact has led to claims that eating spinach limits absorption of calcium in general, but massive quantities would have to be eaten before the interference of the oxalic acid became a serious problem. Your body absorbs more of the iron in spinach if you eat it along with other food/drink that contains Vitamin C.
i am a bit confused on that cliver, i have heard you ca just stir fry it quickly for salads, i won't eat too much if it is a laxative as i have IBS b ut i suppose yoou would have to eat mountains of it to be afected, i love it but don't know how to cook and use it
You can extract the iron from spinach but the absorption is aided by having vitamin c in conjunction with the spinach. Its not that you can't absorb it, its just that you have to eat so much spinach (a huge mound) to get the same amount of iron as you get from 1 piece of red meat. Its all to do with the other vitamins and minerals in the item as to how our absorbs it and whether it absorbs much of it or most of it passes through. Spinach is good for iron though so don't stop eating it but maybe have some oj at the same time to help.
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