Spinach

Spinach
Spinach in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Spinacia
Binomial name
Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach is a green, leafy vegetable. It comes from southwestern and central Asia. Its flowers are small and yellow. Spinach is rich in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate,^[1] making it healthy. Spinach, along with other green, leafy vegetables,^[2] is rich in iron.

Here are some perceptions about spinach that come from popular culture:

• Spinach is traditionally unpopular with children.^[3]
• The cartoon character Popeye eats spinach in order to become strong.^[4]

1. ↑ "Nutrition Facts for Spinach, raw, one NLEA serving, 30 g". Nutritiondata.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
2. ↑ "Basic Report from the USDA National Nutrient Database: Spinach, raw, 100 g". US Department of Agriculture, National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 27. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
3. ↑ "Changes of Food Preference in Children Aged 4 and 5 Years" (PDF). Acta Medica Nagasakiensia. 19. 46 (3–4): 47–54. December 2001. ISSN 0001-6055. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
4. ↑ Sutton, Mike (2010). "SPINACH, IRON and POPEYE: Ironic lessons from biochemistry and history on the importance of healthy eating, healthy scepticism and adequate citation" (PDF). Internet Journal of Criminology: 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.