As Popeye always required a quick source of energy to refuel him, from early 1932 he switched to spinach for his

instant energy requirements. The change was made considering the fact that spinach contains high content of Vitamin A and Iron. Later on it was found that the Fe content of Spinach is 10 times less than the calculated value which was considered for its selection. Although spinach contains about 9400 IU of vitamin A/100 gm, Vitamin A is a vitamin for growth and body repair and doesnt have much relevance in instant energy or power supply. If recent outbreak of disease related to E-coli and salmonella is considered, it will be highly unhygienic to directly ingest canned spinach.
Now if consider Bournvita as a replacement, the 100g of it contains: 400Kcal of carbohydrates for much required instant Energy 8.0g of Protein 15mg of Iron for healthy and good quality blood 1800mg of Calcium for strong bones. 5000 IU of Vitamin A Providing 100 % of the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin A needed for bright eyes and good vision many more like vitamins B, C, D, E, selenium, potassium, magnesium and more.

So, Popeye its time to change.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.africanfoods.co.uk/bournvita.html