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Wheat Bread vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat Bread and fireweed

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, and iron; however, fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 232% more than wheat Bread.
  • Fireweed has 37 times less selenium than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread has 33.4µg of selenium, while fireweed has 0.9µg.
  • Fireweed contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 more IronIron +70.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3611.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +164.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +81%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +386.9%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1230.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 6.704mg 232%
Selenium 33.4µg 0.9µg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.632mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.033mg 34%
Calcium 165mg 429mg 26%
Sodium 601mg 34mg 25%
Fiber 4.7g 10.6g 24%
Magnesium 59mg 156mg 23%
Iron 4.09mg 2.4mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.137mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 1.356mg 18%
Protein 12.96g 4.71g 17%
Copper 0.198mg 0.32mg 14%
Carbs 55.77g 19.22g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 11%
Calories 313kcal 103kcal 11%
Phosphorus 188mg 108mg 11%
Zinc 1.47mg 2.66mg 11%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 4.674mg 10%
Potassium 223mg 494mg 8%
Folate 86µg 112µg 7%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 3%
Fats 4.27g 2.75g 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.2mg 2%
Net carbs 51.07g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 ProteinProtein +175.2%
Contains more FatsFats +55.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.2%
Contains more WaterWater +192.1%
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.