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Fireweed vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and chard raw

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, chard raw has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 276% more.
  • Fireweed has 12 times more vitamin B3 than chard raw. Fireweed has 4.674mg of vitamin B3, while chard raw has 0.4mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Chard, swiss, 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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +741.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +638.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1731.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1068.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +688.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +538.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1263.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70%
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 Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 830µg 692%
Manganese 6.704mg 0.366mg 276%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.099mg 41%
Calcium 429mg 51mg 38%
Fiber 10.6g 1.6g 36%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 30mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.4mg 27%
Folate 112µg 14µg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.172mg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.36mg 21%
Magnesium 156mg 81mg 18%
Copper 0.32mg 0.179mg 16%
Vitamin A 180µg 306µg 14%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Phosphorus 108mg 46mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 1.8mg 8%
Sodium 34mg 213mg 8%
Protein 4.71g 1.8g 6%
Carbs 19.22g 3.74g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.09mg 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Calories 103kcal 19kcal 4%
Potassium 494mg 379mg 3%
Choline 18mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 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% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +413.9%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.