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Fresh Express Spinach
Produce
📊 NOVA 1🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Fresh Express Spinach

Fresh Express
8 oz
Available at Foodtown
20
Calories
2g
Protein
65mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
1
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Fresh Express Spinach (8 oz) is a familiar sight in the refrigerated produce aisle: a clear keep-crisp bag of tender leaf blends marked "Thoroughly washed" and "Ready to eat." You'd spot it stacked with other bagged salad greens—spring mix, romaine hearts, kale—and just a few feet from salad dressings, shredded cheese, croutons, and prepared rotisserie chickens. This product fits routine grocery runs for weeknight dinners, weekend brunch salads, and meal-prep Sundays when shoppers want an easy green base. Culturally it reads as a pragmatic health choice: Fresh Express positions itself as a mass-market fresh-salad brand that promises farm-to-bag freshness for busy, health-conscious households and time-pressed parents. The packaging and copy emphasize freshness rituals—cooled within hours, rinsed, dried, sealed—rather than gourmet artisanal claims. Label characteristics lean into a health halo: "No preservatives," "Thoroughly washed," and convenience cues like microwave/stove instructions on the back; there’s no organic badge on this SKU, and branding is mainstream rather than niche or kid-focused. Processing context: minimally processed—washed, chilled, and packaged for shelf-stable refrigeration with no added ingredients. Sensory details: the leaves are tender and slightly crisp, with a green, earthy, slightly sweet spinach flavor; the bag is lightweight plastic that preserves humidity and invites a quick shake-and-pour ritual. Use rituals include tossing raw into salads, wilting into pastas or sautés, slipping into smoothies, or microwaving briefly as a side. Overall it’s the accessible, every-day fresh green for simple, health-forward meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3.0 cups
Servings per Container: 2.5
Calories20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium65mg3%
Total Carbohydrate3g1%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Spinach..

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:1 / 4

Minimally Processed

Why this score?

Contains a single ingredient (spinach) and is only washed, chilled, and sealed; minimal processing without additives places it in NOVA group 1 (unprocessed/minimally processed).

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Common Questions about Fresh Express Spinach

Absolutely! Fresh Express Spinach is low in calories and packed with nutrients like iron and calcium. It's a great addition to salads, smoothies, or as a side dish. Just remember, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people, so think about how it fits into your overall diet.

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