Water spinach
160 g of water spinach is 30 kcal and mainly feeds your skin, lungs and immune.
PER 160 G AS BOUGHT · 30 KCAL
The portion is what one serving of PeakPie's own recipes typically uses of this ingredient.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 160 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 88mg | 107% |
| Vitamin A | 504 mcg RAE | 63% |
| Magnesium | 114mg | 31% |
| Folate (B9) | 91 mcg DFE | 23% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 499mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 123mg | 12% |
| B6 | 0.2mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3.4g | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 62mg | 9% |
| Protein | 4.2g | 7% |
Watch out
- Salt0.5g · 8% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Water spinach is a source of Magnesium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Magnesium
- Magnesium contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function.
- Magnesium contributes to normal psychological function.
- Magnesium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Magnesium contributes to electrolyte balance.
- Magnesium contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
A mineral over 300 enzymes depend on — it relaxes muscles after contraction, steadies heart rhythm, and calms the nervous system.
Vitamin A
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal vision.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
- Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.
- Vitamin A contributes to normal iron metabolism.
A fat-soluble vitamin your retina uses to turn light into nerve signals. Skin and immune cells also depend on it to renew themselves.
Vitamin C
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
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