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Fenugreek vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fenugreek and fireweed

  • Fenugreek is richer in iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, yet fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for fenugreek is 389% higher.
  • Fenugreek contains 10 times more vitamin B1 than fireweed. Fenugreek contains 0.322mg of vitamin B1, while fireweed contains 0.033mg.

Food types used in this article are Spices, fenugreek seed 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 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +22.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.9%
Contains more IronIron +1297.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +246.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +174.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +143.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +445.9%
~equal in Zinc ~2.66mg

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 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 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +875.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +167.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185%
Contains more FolateFolate +96.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.632mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Fireweed DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 2.4mg 389%
Manganese 1.228mg 6.704mg 238%
Copper 1.11mg 0.32mg 88%
Fiber 24.6g 10.6g 56%
Protein 23g 4.71g 37%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Phosphorus 296mg 108mg 27%
Calcium 176mg 429mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.033mg 24%
Vitamin A 3µg 180µg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 4.674mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.137mg 18%
Folate 57µg 112µg 14%
Carbs 58.35g 19.22g 13%
Calories 323kcal 103kcal 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.9µg 10%
Potassium 770mg 494mg 8%
Magnesium 191mg 156mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7%
Fats 6.41g 2.75g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.632mg 2%
Sodium 67mg 34mg 1%
Zinc 2.5mg 2.66mg 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 2.2mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 8.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 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 +388.3%
Contains more FatsFats +133.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +203.6%
Contains more OtherOther +33.9%
Contains more WaterWater +700.7%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/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.

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