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Spinach decimal point error made it seem super iron-rich

Decimal point story is apocryphal legend with no evidence

✗ The myth everyone repeats

A scientist made decimal point error with spinach iron, repeated for decades.

✓ What is actually true

The decimal point story is an urban legend without documented evidence. Spinach contains iron but not uniquely more than other foods. Urban legend in nutrition education with no basis.

Believed 1870–2020
Year Revised 2010
Why Changed Misattribution
Confidence Revised
Region Worldwide

Reception

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The receipts 2 sources
  1. Spinach Iron MythPRIMARY
  2. Spinach NutritionREFERENCE

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