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Dates vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dates and fireweed

  • Dates have less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 280% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Dates, deglet noor 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.
Dates
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
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 PotassiumPotassium +32.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +262.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more IronIron +135.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +817.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2458.8%

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.
Dates
4
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +266.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283%
Contains more FolateFolate +489.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.262mg 6.704mg 280%
Calcium 39mg 429mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.632mg 36%
Magnesium 43mg 156mg 27%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Folate 19µg 112µg 23%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.66mg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 4.674mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Carbs 75.03g 19.22g 19%
Iron 1.02mg 2.4mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 1.356mg 15%
Copper 0.206mg 0.32mg 13%
Fiber 8g 10.6g 10%
Calories 282kcal 103kcal 9%
Phosphorus 62mg 108mg 7%
Protein 2.45g 4.71g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.137mg 5%
Potassium 656mg 494mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.9µg 4%
Fats 0.39g 2.75g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2.2mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 67.03g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 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 CarbsCarbs +290.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.2%
Contains more FatsFats +605.1%
Contains more WaterWater +244.8%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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.