TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID, HEALTH – Spinach is one of the foods that contain high iron.
Reporting from Health Line, about 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of raw spinach can contain 2.7 mg of iron, which is 15 percent of daily iron needs.
Besides spinach also contains high vitamin C which can significantly increase iron absorption.
Therefore, eating spinach which contains high iron is very useful for health, such as:
- Prevents anemia
- Increase muscle strength
- Increase concentration
- Boosts immunity
- Reduces fatigue
- Support the process of growth and development for children
However, because it is considered to contain high purines, spinach is often not glimpsed by some people to be used as daily food.
Purines are molecules which, when they enter the body, are metabolized into uric acid. Then, is it true that spinach can cause gout?
Spinach contains medium purines
Launching the Healthy Food Book: Overcome Various Diseases (2013) by Rita Ramayulis, DCN., M. Kes., Spinach including food ingredients that contain moderate purines.
The purine content in 100 grams of spinach is around 9-100 mg. The amount of purine, including those that can not be ignored.
That way, anyone is recommended to limit the consumption of spinach to avoid gout or gout.
Meanwhile, for gout sufferers, consumption of purines from food should be limited to only about 100-150 mg per day.
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