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Chard raw vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chard raw and fireweed

  • Chard raw has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, fireweed has more manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 276% more.
  • Chard raw has 14 times more vitamin C than fireweed. Chard raw has 30mg of vitamin C, while fireweed has 2.2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chard, swiss, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +92.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +741.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +638.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1731.7%
~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 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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
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 +1263.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1068.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +688.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +538.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard raw Fireweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 830µg 692%
Manganese 0.366mg 6.704mg 276%
Vitamin B6 0.099mg 0.632mg 41%
Calcium 51mg 429mg 38%
Fiber 1.6g 10.6g 36%
Vitamin C 30mg 2.2mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.674mg 27%
Folate 14µg 112µg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 1.356mg 24%
Zinc 0.36mg 2.66mg 21%
Magnesium 81mg 156mg 18%
Copper 0.179mg 0.32mg 16%
Vitamin A 306µg 180µg 14%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Phosphorus 46mg 108mg 9%
Iron 1.8mg 2.4mg 8%
Sodium 213mg 34mg 8%
Protein 1.8g 4.71g 6%
Carbs 3.74g 19.22g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.137mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.75g 4%
Calories 19kcal 103kcal 4%
Potassium 379mg 494mg 3%
Choline 18mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.033mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 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 +30.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +413.9%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.