Fireweed vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and borage different?

Fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B5, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, zinc, and copper, while borage is higher in vitamin C.
Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese 276% more than borage.
Fireweed contains 33 times more vitamin B5 than borage. Fireweed contains 1.356mg of vitamin B5, while borage contains 0.041mg.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Borage, raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fireweed

Borage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+361.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1230%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1820.9%

Contains more IronIron

+37.5%

~equal in Potassium ~470mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fireweed

Borage

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+419.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3207.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+652.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+761.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1490.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.704mg	0.349mg	276%
Fiber	10.6g		42%
Vitamin B6	0.632mg	0.084mg	42%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	35mg	36%
Calcium	429mg	93mg	34%
Vitamin B5	1.356mg	0.041mg	26%
Magnesium	156mg	52mg	25%
Folate	112µg	13µg	25%
Vitamin B3	4.674mg	0.9mg	24%
Zinc	2.66mg	0.2mg	22%
Copper	0.32mg	0.13mg	21%
Iron	2.4mg	3.3mg	11%
Phosphorus	108mg	53mg	8%
Protein	4.71g	1.8g	6%
Carbs	19.22g	3.06g	5%
Calories	103kcal	21kcal	4%
Fats	2.75g	0.7g	3%
Vitamin A	180µg	210µg	3%
Sodium	34mg	80mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.06mg	2%
Potassium	494mg	470mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.15mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.17g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.211g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.109g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	219kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	97g	476g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		1.9	N/A
Net carbs	8.62g	3.06g	N/A
Selenium	0.9µg	0.9µg	0%