Calories & Macros in Spinach (Cooked)

Calories in any amount of Spinach (Cooked)

Weigh your portion and type it in, in grams or ounces; it starts at 1 cup (180 g). Every value scales from the USDA figures per 100 g, so 250 g has two and a half times the calories of 100 g.

Spinach (Cooked) nutrition facts per 100 g

% Daily Value is how much 100 g contributes to the FDA Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older, the figures on US nutrition labels; a dash means there is no Daily Value for that nutrient. "Not reported" means USDA has no measurement for this food, not that it contains none.

How Spinach (Cooked) fits common diet targets

Net carbs

1.4g

per 100 g

Protein per 100 kcal

12.9g

Energy density

0.23kcal/g

very low

• Net carbs are total carbohydrate minus fiber: 3.8 g − 2.4 g = 1.4 g per 100 g. Low-carb plans usually count these.
• Protein per 100 kcal compares how much protein each food gives for the same calories: Spinach (Cooked) gives 12.9 g.
• Energy density is calories per gram. At 0.23 kcal/g, Spinach (Cooked) is very low on the CDC's scale (very low below 0.6, low to 1.5, medium to 4, high above 4); lower-density foods give a larger portion for the same calories.

Logging Spinach (Cooked): what to know

Boiled spinach is 23 kcal per 100 g against 23 kcal raw, so the calories per gram barely move. What changes is the volume: a cup of cooked spinach is far heavier than a cup of raw leaves. Weigh it drained, since the values are for spinach with the cooking water removed.