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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.
Amount of Fiber in a Potato. A medium-size, cooked, unpeeled potato of any variety typically contains between 3 and 4 grams of dietary fiber, or about 10 percent of the RDA of fiber for an adult. Smaller potatoes provide between 2.5 and 3 grams of fiber. Potatoes are a good source of the two types of fiber: soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. A diet high in soluble fiber may help keep your blood cholesterol level under control and may prevent diabetes.