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Malabar Spinach: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Malabar Spinach, centered on Malabar Spinach — cooked. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATEMalabar spinach, cooked
PER 100 G23kcal

lower calorie density

CPF

QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in malabar spinach?

Malabar Spinach provides 23 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Malabar spinach, cooked.” The same weight contains 2.98 g protein, 2.71 g carbohydrate, 0.78 g fat and 2.1 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, protein is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Malabar Spinach nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 169400. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories23kcal
Protein2.98g
Carbohydrate2.71g
Fat0.78g
Fibre2.1g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 23-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g11.5 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g23 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g34.5 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g57.5 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

2.71 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected malabar spinach, cooked record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

2.98 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

0.78 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

2.1 g fibre

This record contains a measurable amount of fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Vegetable records can change with raw versus cooked weight, drained state, edible parts and added salt or fat. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Malabar spinach, cooked

Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.

SR Legacy · FDC 169400

BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Malabar spinach, cooked” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 0.2 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 169400: “Malabar spinach, cooked.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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