Cashew vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between cashew and fireweed
- Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, calcium, and fiber.
- Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 220% more.
- Cashew has 22 times more selenium than fireweed. Cashew has 19.9µg of selenium, while fireweed has 0.9µg.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +87.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +33.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +178.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +585.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +117.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +449.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -64.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2111.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1059.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +305.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1181.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +340% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +136.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +340.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +56.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +51.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +348% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.655mg | 6.704mg | 220% |
Copper | 2.195mg | 0.32mg | 208% |
Phosphorus | 593mg | 108mg | 69% |
Fats | 43.85g | 2.75g | 63% |
Monounsaturated fat | 23.797g | 59% | |
Iron | 6.68mg | 2.4mg | 54% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 7.845g | 52% | |
Calcium | 37mg | 429mg | 39% |
Selenium | 19.9µg | 0.9µg | 35% |
Saturated fat | 7.783g | 35% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.423mg | 0.033mg | 33% |
Magnesium | 292mg | 156mg | 32% |
Fiber | 3.3g | 10.6g | 29% |
Vitamin K | 34.1µg | 28% | |
Zinc | 5.78mg | 2.66mg | 28% |
Protein | 18.22g | 4.71g | 27% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.062mg | 4.674mg | 23% |
Calories | 553kcal | 103kcal | 23% |
Folate | 25µg | 112µg | 22% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 180µg | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.417mg | 0.632mg | 17% |
Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.864mg | 1.356mg | 10% |
Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.058mg | 0.137mg | 6% |
Potassium | 660mg | 494mg | 5% |
Carbs | 30.19g | 19.22g | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 2.2mg | 2% |
Sodium | 12mg | 34mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 26.89g | 8.62g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.91g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.688mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.789mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.472mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.928mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.951mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.094mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.456mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.05g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +286.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1494.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +57.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1261.2% |
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