# A fact (?) about spinach

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fact-about-spinach/358345>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 26, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fact-about-spinach/358345 "2006-05-26T17:56:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steven\_Estes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fact-about-spinach/358345/1 "2006-05-26T17:56:43Z")

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Hi, Cecil–

I seem to remember reading–I had assumed in your column–that much of spinach’s reputation is owing to a typo in a government report. The report did something like saying"seven times" instead of “point seven times.”

Is my memory playing tricks (no unlikely event at my age).

Best,

Steven

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fact-about-spinach/358345/2 "2006-05-26T22:39:18Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, Steven.

Since the topic of the misplaced decimal point is being discussed in another current thread, I’ll close this thread and direct further comment to the earlier one, [Spinach: Rich in Iron?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373244)