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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.
Carrot Fiber Content. Carrots offer a good natural source of dietary fiber. One fresh 7 1/2 inch carrot contains 1.2 g of insoluble fiber and 2.3 g of fiber overall, according to the Harvard University Health Services. Half a cup of sliced and cooked carrots contains around 0.9 grams of insoluble fiber, or 2 g in total.