Borage vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are borage and fireweed different?

Borage is richer in vitamin C, while fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B5, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, zinc, and copper.
Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese 276% more than borage.
Borage contains 16 times more vitamin C than fireweed. Borage contains 35mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

Borage, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Borage

Fireweed

Contains more IronIron

+37.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+361.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1230%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1820.9%

~equal in Potassium ~494mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Borage

Fireweed

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1490.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+419.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3207.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+652.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+761.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.349mg	6.704mg	276%
Fiber		10.6g	42%
Vitamin B6	0.084mg	0.632mg	42%
Vitamin C	35mg	2.2mg	36%
Calcium	93mg	429mg	34%
Vitamin B5	0.041mg	1.356mg	26%
Magnesium	52mg	156mg	25%
Folate	13µg	112µg	25%
Vitamin B3	0.9mg	4.674mg	24%
Zinc	0.2mg	2.66mg	22%
Copper	0.13mg	0.32mg	21%
Iron	3.3mg	2.4mg	11%
Phosphorus	53mg	108mg	8%
Protein	1.8g	4.71g	6%
Carbs	3.06g	19.22g	5%
Calories	21kcal	103kcal	4%
Fats	0.7g	2.75g	3%
Vitamin A	210µg	180µg	3%
Sodium	80mg	34mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.033mg	2%
Potassium	470mg	494mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.137mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.17g		1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.211g		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.109g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.6g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	117kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	476g	97g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9		N/A
Net carbs	3.06g	8.62g	N/A
Selenium	0.9µg	0.9µg	0%