Why do we get a funny feeling in our mouth when we eat spinach?

Answer 1

According to Martha Stewart,
"Oxalic acid in the spinach, which is released when spinach is cooked, is the culprit. Oxalates form insoluble salts that cannot be washed away by saliva; only other foods can work them off; this is the reason that the distinctive cooked-spinach aftertaste sometimes stays on your tongue so long.

This phenomenon does not, however, occur from raw spinach, and since the intensity of oxalic acid varies from crop to crop, you won’t always experience a gritty or chalky sensation. To neutralize the effect of cooked spinach on the teeth, try using spinach in recipes that also include high-protein foods, such as milk, eggs, and cheese. Or, when plain spinach has finished cooking, drizzle it lightly with freshly squeezed lemon juice. " Hope that helps!

Answer 2

I only eat raw spinached (cooked spinach is sooo gross and stinky to me)! I've never experienced any funny feelings or sensations in my mouth after eating raw spinach.

~~Veggies for Life~~

Answer 3

Spinach doesn't do that to me, but other foods, like boiled eggs, will.

Answer 4

i rarely eat spinach, now. it is both good and bad.

Answer 5

it's the iron that you feel, it's really funny because it's so very apparent when you eat it, but it's not very well absorbed by the body

Answer 6

it's probably because you've never eaten any nutritous food, and its a shock to your mouth.

Answer 7

I don't. Maybe you have herpes. Go to the doctor.

Answer 8

because spianch is nasty
why would you do that???

Answer 9

I don't.