How many calories are in spinach?
Spinach: 1 cup of leaves (30 g) has 7 kcal and 0.9 g of protein. Per 100 g: 23 kcal.
Values for: raw
Values are for the raw food. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
1 cup of leaves (30 g)
7kcal
100 g
23kcal
Nutrients per 100 g
- Protein
- 2.9 g
- Carbs
- 3.6 g
- Fat
- 0.4 g
- Fiber
- 2.2 g
- Sugars
- 0.4 g
Is it a source of protein? Yes: 50% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “high protein” (at least 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 2.9 g.
Servings and amounts
| Amount | kcal | Prot. | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup of leaves (30 g) | 7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 50 g | 12 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 100 g | 23 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 150 g | 35 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| 200 g | 46 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
Household servings are the weights given by the same source; the rest is scaled from 100 g. Weigh something else and the app does the maths.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in spinach?
Spinach: 1 cup of leaves (30 g) has 7 kcal and 0.9 g of protein. Per 100 g: 23 kcal. Values for: raw.
How much protein is in spinach?
1 cup of leaves (30 g): 0.9 g of protein. Per 100 g, 2.9 g, with 3.6 g of carbs and 0.4 g of fat. Is it a source of protein? Yes: 50% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “high protein” (at least 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 2.9 g.
What are the macros of spinach?
Per 100 g: 2.9 g of protein, 3.6 g of carbs (0.4 g of sugars), 0.4 g of fat and 2.2 g of fiber.
Are these values raw or cooked?
Values are for the raw food. They are for spinach: raw. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
Is spinach fattening?
No single food makes you gain weight on its own: the day’s total does. 1 cup of leaves (30 g): 7 kcal, 0% of the 2,000 kcal used as the reference on food labels.
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Source
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), entry 168462
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