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Fireweed vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fireweed and Chinese cabbage

  • Fireweed has more manganese, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and zinc, while Chinese cabbage has more vitamin C.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 285% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage contains 15 times less vitamin B5 than fireweed. Fireweed contains 1.356mg of vitamin B5, while Chinese cabbage contains 0.088mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +721.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +1423.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4116.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +834.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1440.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1945.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.159mg 285%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 45mg 48%
Fiber 10.6g 1g 38%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.194mg 34%
Copper 0.32mg 0.021mg 33%
Magnesium 156mg 19mg 33%
Calcium 429mg 105mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.5mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.088mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.19mg 22%
Iron 2.4mg 0.8mg 20%
Folate 112µg 66µg 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 37mg 10%
Potassium 494mg 252mg 7%
Carbs 19.22g 2.18g 6%
Protein 4.71g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin A 180µg 223µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.07mg 5%
Calories 103kcal 13kcal 5%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 65mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +781.7%
Contains more OtherOther +217.5%
Contains more WaterWater +34.7%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients
  2. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.