Popeye Praised Spinach's Vitamin A

The story that Popeye ate spinach because a misplaced decimal point exaggerated its iron content is a myth. Although early analyses may have overstated spinach's iron level, scientists knew the correct value before cartoonist Elzie Segar created Popeye. In a 1932 comic strip, Popeye credited spinach's strength-building power to vitamin A, not iron.

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