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Because cooking concentrates spinach, a standard 1-cup serving of plain, boiled spinach has 41 calories, 5.4 grams of protein, just under half a gram of fat and 6.8 grams of carbohydrates, of which 4.3 grams are fiber. Accordingly, a cup of cooked spinach is a good source of dietary fiber.
Legumes are rich in solubleand insoluble fiber. Fiber is made up of non-starch polysaccharides, such as cellulose, dextrins, inulin, lignin, chitins, pectins, beta-glucans, waxes and oligosaccharides. The word fiber is misleading, because many types of dietary fibers are not fibers at all.There are two broad types of fiber, soluble and insoluble. 1  Soluble fiber dissolves in water. 2  It changes as it goes through the digestive tract, where it is fermented by bacteria.3  As it absorbs water it becomes gelatinous.he word fiber is misleading, because many types of dietary fibers are not fibers at all. There are two broad types of fiber, soluble and insoluble. 1  Soluble fiber dissolves in water. 2  It changes as it goes through the digestive tract, where it is fermented by bacteria. 3  As it absorbs water it becomes gelatinous.