Spinach

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.

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

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]