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Beans vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beans and fireweed

  • Fireweed is richer than beans in vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, folate, fiber, copper, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for fireweed is 70% higher.

Food types used in this article are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added 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.
Beans
Beans
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
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 -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +758%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.9%
Contains more IronIron +727.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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.
Beans
Beans
5
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
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 CVitamin C +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +987%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +386.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 291%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.632mg 39%
Calcium 50mg 429mg 38%
Magnesium 32mg 156mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 4.674mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Iron 0.29mg 2.4mg 26%
Folate 24µg 112µg 22%
Fiber 5.5g 10.6g 20%
Vitamin A 5µg 180µg 19%
Copper 0.206mg 0.32mg 13%
Zinc 1.4mg 2.66mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.033mg 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.9µg 7%
Potassium 296mg 494mg 6%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.137mg 6%
Fats 0.4g 2.75g 4%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 1%
Sodium 1mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Phosphorus 104mg 108mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 2.2mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 103kcal 0%
Protein 4.8g 4.71g 0%
Carbs 20.49g 19.22g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 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 FatsFats +587.5%
Contains more OtherOther +48.5%
~equal in Protein ~4.71g
~equal in Carbs ~19.22g
~equal in Water ~70.78g

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.