Leafy Greens: Spinach, Arugula, Parsley

Edaku — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0300

Leafy greens are one of the rare foods almost nobody argues about. Spinach, arugula, and parsley routinely top lists of the healthiest vegetables around, but each one plays a different role on the plate and brings its own particular strengths.

Spinach: a nutrient concentrate

Spinach is best known for its high iron content, along with vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate. The leaves are fairly neutral in flavor, which makes spinach easy to fold into all sorts of dishes — smoothies, pasta, you name it — without changing the taste much. Worth knowing: iron from plant sources is absorbed less efficiently than iron from meat, so it helps to pair spinach with a source of vitamin C, like lemon juice or tomatoes, which meaningfully improves how much iron the body actually absorbs.

Leafy Greens on Edaku

Leafy Greens: Spinach, Arugula, Parsley

Spinach: a nutrient concentrate