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Fireweed vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fireweed and amaranth?

  • Fireweed is richer than amaranth in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, magnesium, copper, zinc, and potassium.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 254% more.
  • Fireweed has 20 times more vitamin B3 than amaranth. While fireweed has 4.674mg of vitamin B3, amaranth has only 0.235mg.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Amaranth grain, cooked types in this article.

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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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +812.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.9%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +209.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +685%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +511.1%

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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 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 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +522.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1888.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +459.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +409.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.854mg 254%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.113mg 40%
Calcium 429mg 47mg 38%
Fiber 10.6g 2.1g 34%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.235mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Folate 112µg 22µg 23%
Magnesium 156mg 65mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 20%
Copper 0.32mg 0.149mg 19%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.86mg 16%
Potassium 494mg 135mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.022mg 9%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.5µg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Phosphorus 108mg 148mg 6%
Iron 2.4mg 2.1mg 4%
Protein 4.71g 3.8g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 2%
Fats 2.75g 1.58g 2%
Sodium 34mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Calories 103kcal 102kcal 0%
Carbs 19.22g 18.69g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 16.59g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.9%
Contains more FatsFats +74.1%
Contains more OtherOther +229.9%
~equal in Carbs ~18.69g
~equal in Water ~75.16g

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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.