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Fireweed vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and apples different?

  • Fireweed is higher than apples in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, iron, and folate.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 290% more than apples.
  • Fireweed contains 72 times more calcium than apples. Fireweed contains 429mg of calcium, while apples contain 6mg.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Apples, raw, with skin types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.7%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1085.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +6550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +881.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19054.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +426.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5036.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2123%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1441.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +3633.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +109.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Apple DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.035mg 290%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.041mg 45%
Calcium 429mg 6mg 42%
Magnesium 156mg 5mg 36%
Fiber 10.6g 2.4g 33%
Copper 0.32mg 0.027mg 33%
Iron 2.4mg 0.12mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.091mg 29%
Folate 112µg 3µg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.061mg 26%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.04mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 3µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 11mg 14%
Potassium 494mg 107mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.026mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 0.26g 9%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Fats 2.75g 0.17g 4%
Calories 103kcal 52kcal 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4.6mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 19.22g 13.81g 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.017mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

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
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1711.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1517.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1170%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%

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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. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.