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Fireweed vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and cashew

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, calcium, and fiber; however, cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 220% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Nuts, cashew nuts, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1059.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +305.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.6%
Contains more IronIron +178.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +585.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +449.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2111.1%

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%
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +340.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +348%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1181.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Cashew DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 1.655mg 220%
Copper 0.32mg 2.195mg 208%
Phosphorus 108mg 593mg 69%
Fats 2.75g 43.85g 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 59%
Iron 2.4mg 6.68mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 52%
Calcium 429mg 37mg 39%
Selenium 0.9µg 19.9µg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.423mg 33%
Magnesium 156mg 292mg 32%
Fiber 10.6g 3.3g 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Zinc 2.66mg 5.78mg 28%
Protein 4.71g 18.22g 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.062mg 23%
Calories 103kcal 553kcal 23%
Folate 112µg 25µg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.417mg 17%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.864mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.058mg 6%
Potassium 494mg 660mg 5%
Carbs 19.22g 30.19g 4%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.5mg 2%
Sodium 34mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1261.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +286.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1494.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.1%
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.