What should spinach not be eaten with? These pairing taboos you need to know
Spinach is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and minerals; in particular, its vitamin A and vitamin C content ranks first among all vegetables, and its content of iron, the material for blood production in the human body, is also higher than that of other vegetables. It has a special therapeutic dietary effect on gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, gout, skin diseases, various neurological diseases and anemia. It also has a remarkable dietary therapeutic effect on relieving alcohol toxicity and preventing alveolar pyorrhea. Eating spinach regularly has the effects of relieving constipation, clearing heat, regulating qi, nourishing blood, preventing disease and resisting aging, and it can play a supporting therapeutic role in various types of anemia as well as diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension, wind-fire red eyes and many other diseases.
Spinach should not be eaten with cucumber
Cucumber contains vitamin C decomposing enzyme, while spinach is rich in vitamin C, so the two are not suitable to be eaten together.
Foods with high calcium content
Spinach is not suitable to be eaten together with milk and other foods with high calcium content.
Spinach should not be eaten with tofu
Because spinach contains a large amount of oxalic acid, while tofu contains calcium ions; once the calcium in spinach and tofu combines, it will cause stones and also affect calcium absorption. If you really must eat them, just blanch the spinach in boiling water first.
Spinach is not suitable for stir-frying with pork liver
Pork liver is rich in metallic elements such as copper and iron; once combined with spinach, which has a relatively high vitamin C content, the metal ions easily oxidize vitamin C and make it lose its own nutritional value. Animal livers, egg yolks and soybeans are all rich in iron and are not suitable to be eaten together with amaranth and spinach, which contain a lot of oxalic acid. This is because both cellulose and oxalic acid affect the human body's absorption of iron from the above foods.
Spinach should not be eaten with soybeans
If eaten with soybeans, it will inhibit the release of copper, leading to poor copper metabolism.
Spinach should not be eaten with calcium tablets
Spinach is rich in oxalic acid; after oxalate ions combine with calcium in the intestinal tract, they easily form calcium oxalate precipitate, which not only hinders the human body's absorption of calcium but also easily forms stones. Therefore, spinach should be blanched in boiling water before eating. Children and middle-aged and elderly people should try to avoid eating spinach, green peppers, cilantro and other foods containing more oxalic acid within 2 hours before and after taking calcium tablets.