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Chinook salmon vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chinook salmon and fireweed

  • Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, fiber, calcium, and copper.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 291% more than chinook salmon.
  • Fireweed has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat 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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
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 +243.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1432.1%
Contains more IronIron +163.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +503.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35184.2%
~equal in Potassium ~494mg

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 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 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.019mg 6.704mg 291%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0µg 120%
Selenium 46.8µg 0.9µg 83%
Protein 25.72g 4.71g 42%
Fiber 0g 10.6g 42%
Calcium 28mg 429mg 40%
Phosphorus 371mg 108mg 38%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 4.674mg 34%
Copper 0.053mg 0.32mg 30%
Cholesterol 85mg 0mg 28%
Folate 35µg 112µg 19%
Iron 0.91mg 2.4mg 19%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.66mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 18%
Fats 13.38g 2.75g 16%
Saturated fat 3.214g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.632mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 1.356mg 10%
Magnesium 122mg 156mg 8%
Carbs 0g 19.22g 6%
Calories 231kcal 103kcal 6%
Vitamin A 149µg 180µg 3%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.137mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.033mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.62g N/A
Potassium 505mg 494mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 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 +446.1%
Contains more FatsFats +386.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~70.78g
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/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.