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Fireweed vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and caramel different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, iron, and folate than caramel.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 291% higher.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Candies, caramels 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +817.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.8%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1677.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +504.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60845.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~114mg

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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3058.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1028.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Caramel DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.011mg 291%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.056mg 44%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Copper 0.32mg 0.018mg 34%
Magnesium 156mg 17mg 33%
Calcium 429mg 138mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.148mg 28%
Iron 2.4mg 0.14mg 28%
Folate 112µg 4µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.478g 23%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.44mg 20%
Carbs 19.22g 77g 19%
Vitamin A 180µg 12µg 19%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.62mg 15%
Calories 103kcal 382kcal 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Saturated fat 2.476g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.256mg 9%
Sodium 34mg 245mg 9%
Potassium 494mg 214mg 8%
Fats 2.75g 8.1g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.103mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.542g 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Phosphorus 108mg 114mg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Protein 4.71g 4.6g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 77g N/A
Sugar 65.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +732.7%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%
Contains more FatsFats +194.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300.6%
~equal in Protein ~4.6g

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.