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Arrowroot vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arrowroot and fireweed

  • Arrowroot has more folate; however, fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 284% more.
  • Arrowroot has 3 times more folate than fireweed. Arrowroot has 338µg of folate, while fireweed has 112µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +524%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7050%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +322.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3752.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Potassium ~494mg
~equal in Iron ~2.4mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +201.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +176.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +364.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.174mg 6.704mg 284%
Folate 338µg 112µg 57%
Calcium 6mg 429mg 42%
Fiber 1.3g 10.6g 37%
Magnesium 25mg 156mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.632mg 28%
Copper 0.121mg 0.32mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 1.356mg 21%
Vitamin A 1µg 180µg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 4.674mg 19%
Zinc 0.63mg 2.66mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.033mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.137mg 6%
Fats 0.2g 2.75g 4%
Iron 2.22mg 2.4mg 2%
Carbs 13.39g 19.22g 2%
Calories 65kcal 103kcal 2%
Phosphorus 98mg 108mg 1%
Protein 4.24g 4.71g 1%
Potassium 454mg 494mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 1%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 2.2mg 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 8.62g N/A
Sodium 26mg 34mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.5%
Contains more OtherOther +78.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.