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Fireweed vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fireweed and bamboo shoots

  • Bamboo shoots contain less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and iron than fireweed.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 280% higher.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 180 times less vitamin A than fireweed. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while bamboo shoots contain 20IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Bamboo shoots, 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 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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3200%
Contains more IronIron +380%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2458.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
~equal in Potassium ~533mg

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +679%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +742.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Bamboo shoots DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.262mg 280%
Calcium 429mg 13mg 42%
Magnesium 156mg 3mg 36%
Fiber 10.6g 2.2g 34%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.24mg 30%
Folate 112µg 7µg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.6mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.161mg 24%
Iron 2.4mg 0.5mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Copper 0.32mg 0.19mg 14%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.1mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.15mg 10%
Phosphorus 108mg 59mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Carbs 19.22g 5.2g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.07mg 5%
Protein 4.71g 2.6g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.3g 4%
Calories 103kcal 27kcal 4%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Sodium 34mg 4mg 1%
Potassium 494mg 533mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 3g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 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
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.2%
Contains more FatsFats +816.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +269.6%
Contains more OtherOther +182.2%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.