Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Greens
  4. Butterbur
  5. Compare
  6. Butterbur vs. Fireweed

Butterbur vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between butterbur and fireweed

  • Butterbur has more vitamin C, while fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 280% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 14 times less vitamin C than butterbur. Butterbur contains 31.5mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Butterbur, (fuki), raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw.

Infographic

Butterbur vs Fireweed infographic
Infographic link

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 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
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 PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1014.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.5%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +210.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2346.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 105% 0% 1% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 7.3% 0% 60% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1331.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +585%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2237%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +558.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1020%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterbur Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.274mg 6.704mg 280%
Fiber 10.6g 42%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.632mg 41%
Magnesium 14mg 156mg 34%
Vitamin C 31.5mg 2.2mg 33%
Calcium 103mg 429mg 33%
Iron 0.1mg 2.4mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 4.674mg 28%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 1.356mg 26%
Folate 10µg 112µg 26%
Copper 0.103mg 0.32mg 24%
Zinc 0.16mg 2.66mg 23%
Vitamin A 3µg 180µg 20%
Phosphorus 12mg 108mg 14%
Protein 0.39g 4.71g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.137mg 9%
Carbs 3.61g 19.22g 5%
Potassium 655mg 494mg 5%
Calories 14kcal 103kcal 4%
Fats 0.04g 2.75g 4%
Sodium 7mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.033mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 359kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 714g 97g N/A
Net carbs 3.61g 8.62g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 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 +33.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6775%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +432.4%
Contains more OtherOther +74%

People also compare

Butterbur
Butterbur vs
Butterbur
Butterbur vs
Butterbur
Butterbur vs
Fireweed
Fireweed vs Mexican tea
Mexican tea
Fireweed
Fireweed vs Peppermint
Peppermint
Fireweed
Fireweed vs Roman chamomile
Roman chamomile

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. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/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.