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Cereal vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cereal and fireweed

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin C; however, fireweed is higher in manganese, calcium, and fiber.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 521% more than fireweed.
  • Cereal has 28 times more vitamin B2 than fireweed. While cereal has 3.87mg of vitamin B2, fireweed has only 0.137mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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 +1319.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +370.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +748.6%

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.
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +352.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18954.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2724.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +533.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +847.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Fireweed DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.033mg 521%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.632mg 412%
Iron 34.06mg 2.4mg 396%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.137mg 287%
Manganese 0.79mg 6.704mg 257%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 4.674mg 156%
Vitamin A 814µg 180µg 70%
Zinc 7.6mg 2.66mg 45%
Calcium 10mg 429mg 42%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 2.2mg 40%
Fiber 1.4g 10.6g 37%
Magnesium 19mg 156mg 33%
Sodium 795mg 34mg 33%
Folate 112µg 28%
Carbs 86.85g 19.22g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 1.356mg 23%
Copper 0.137mg 0.32mg 20%
Calories 378kcal 103kcal 14%
Potassium 105mg 494mg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.9µg 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 108mg 4%
Protein 6.06g 4.71g 3%
Fats 1.08g 2.75g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 +28.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +351.9%
Contains more FatsFats +154.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1772.5%
Contains more OtherOther +13.9%

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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. 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.