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Fireweed vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and caper different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and folate than caper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 288% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 50 times more vitamin B5 than caper. While fireweed contains 1.356mg of vitamin B5, caper contains only 0.027mg.
  • Fireweed has less sodium.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Capers, canned are the varieties 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%
Caper
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +372.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +972.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1135%
Contains more IronIron +43.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +731.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8494.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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%
Caper
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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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +616.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2647.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +387%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +95.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.139mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Caper DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.078mg 288%
Sodium 34mg 2348mg 101%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.023mg 47%
Calcium 429mg 40mg 39%
Fiber 10.6g 3.2g 30%
Magnesium 156mg 33mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.027mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.652mg 25%
Folate 112µg 23µg 22%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 21%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.32mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 7µg 19%
Phosphorus 108mg 10mg 14%
Potassium 494mg 40mg 13%
Iron 2.4mg 1.67mg 9%
Copper 0.32mg 0.374mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Carbs 19.22g 4.89g 5%
Protein 4.71g 2.36g 5%
Calories 103kcal 23kcal 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.86g 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.018mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.233g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.139mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 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
Caper
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2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.6%
Contains more FatsFats +219.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +293%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +216.5%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.