Spinach

Title: Hot Spinach Dip- Is it Healthy? Description- There are a lot of people who are apprehensive and often wonder whether a hot spinach dip is healthy or not. The answer to this question lies below. All the different varieties of spinach dips are not healthy. However, you always have the scope of improvising spinach dip recipes in order to make them healthier and more nutritious. Hot spinach dip prepared using cream cheese, sour cream, fatty oils and mayonnaise might not be healthy for the heart due to its high calories and fat content. Making use of a dip base that is made of fat-free ingredients and low fat along with some fresh spinach is the one that will offer nutrition without having to compromise with taste. It serves best when used in the form of a snack or an appetizer. Why Go For Spinach Dip? Spinach dip recipes are well-liked throughout the world. These recipes can easily be made interesting with the use of some major ingredients…

into chemical energy (Merzlyak, Chivkunova, Zhigalova, & Naqvi 2009). The purpose of this experiment was to observe what the absorbance spectrum of Spinacia oleracea extract was and what the absorbance spectrum of the pigments were within the extract. From the use of the spectrophotometer I was able record the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotene, and xanthophyll to determine the range of wavelengths of light absorbed by the molecules. It was predicted within the…

In this study, the effects of both varying temperatures and light intensity upon the photosynthetic rate of spinach leaves were observed. Using the ‘spinach immersion’ technique, the rate of photosynthesis under various conditions was quantified by observing the amount of spinach floating on top of a sodium bicarbonate solution. The sodium bicarbonate solution simultaneously supplied the spinach with carbon dioxide for use in photosynthesis, and caused it to sink. When the leaf underwent…

The Effect of Varying Wavelengths on Photosynthesis of Spinach Introduction The rate of photosynthesis changes based on the light that the spinach is exposed to. Knowing the wavelengths of light that spinach is most likely to photosynthesize would help in knowing what light to expose spinach to, to ensure that it grows the best. When exposed to varying wavelengths, rate of photosynthesis varies as well. Wavelengths of green light, red light, blue light, and light without a filter change the rate…

The Effect of the Light Source Distance on the Photosynthesis Rate of Spinach Leaves Introduction: We studied the reaction rate of photosynthesis of spinach leaves from various distances from the light source. Our experiment followed the Biology 152 Photosynthesis Lab. We varied the distance from the leaves and the light source. Our distances we tested were 0, 12, and 24 inches from the light source. This experiment is important in the real world in green houses. The goal is to have plants…

Spinach was originated in the Middle East, most likely in Persia or Iran. Currently, Texas and California are the known major producers. There are three core selections of spinach: savoy (curly, dark green leaves), flat/smooth-leaved (typically used for processed foods such as canned, frozen, soups, and baby foods), and semi-savoy (not as curly as the savoy). Spinach is known to be available all year long; the farmers at the Indian Springs Farmers Marketing said that they like to grown their…

water. My hypothesis was that out of the three materials we were testing grapes; carrots and spinach leaves, grapes would have the greatest percentage of water due to the fact that grapes had a lot more liquid that disbursed in your mount when you…

Introduction Spinach is a leafy green plant that is high in vitamins. Spinach gains its green color from the pigments it contains which help the plant absorb sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The main pigments are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and β-carotene. Chlorophyll presents as a green pigment and is a porphyrin while β-carotene is a red-orange pigment and a carotenoid. [1] They are both found in all pants and are sensitive to exposure to light and air. β-carotene has been used in the…

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) : is an edible flowering plant in the family Amarathacea native to central and western Asia. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial), which grows up to 30 cm tall. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular, and very variable in size from about 2–30 cm long and 1–15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem. The flowers are inconspicuous,…

Discussion The data obtained from the spinach disks experiment was inconclusive. Sample one had 50mL of distilled water at a temperature of 22°C, it took the spinach disks an average time of 17:06 minutes before reaching the top. This occurred because the enzymes in the spinach disks were functioning around an optimum temperature for photosynthesis and the production of oxygen. Sample two had 50mL of distilled water at a temperature of 10°C, the spinach disks had no movement at all. Sample…