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Chicken fingers vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken fingers and fireweed?

  • Chicken fingers are richer in selenium and phosphorus, yet fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, copper, and folate.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 282% higher.
  • Chicken fingers have 23 times more sodium than fireweed. Chicken fingers have 769mg of sodium, while fireweed has 34mg.

We used Fast foods, chicken tenders and Fireweed, leaves, raw types in this comparison.

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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 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1844.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +457.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2423.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.4%
Contains more IronIron +228.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +363.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +274.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2840.4%

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +489.5%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.356mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.228mg 6.704mg 282%
Calcium 17mg 429mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 39%
Fiber 1.2g 10.6g 38%
Sodium 769mg 34mg 32%
Selenium 17.5µg 0.9µg 30%
Magnesium 28mg 156mg 30%
Protein 19.22g 4.71g 29%
Copper 0.069mg 0.32mg 28%
Phosphorus 282mg 108mg 25%
Folate 19µg 112µg 23%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 4.674mg 22%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Iron 0.73mg 2.4mg 21%
Vitamin A 3µg 180µg 20%
Zinc 0.71mg 2.66mg 18%
Fats 13.95g 2.75g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.632mg 16%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 12%
Saturated fat 2.493g 11%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Calories 271kcal 103kcal 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.033mg 6%
Potassium 373mg 494mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.137mg 3%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 1.356mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Carbs 17.25g 19.22g 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2.2mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Trans fat 0.052g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 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 +308.1%
Contains more FatsFats +407.3%
Contains more OtherOther +15.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.4%
Contains more WaterWater +51.8%

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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. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/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.