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Fireweed vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and plantain raw

  • Plantain raw has less vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, folate, and iron.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 49% more.
  • Fireweed has 143 times more calcium than plantain raw. Fireweed has 429mg of calcium, while plantain raw has 3mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Plantains, 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +321.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14200%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +295.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~499mg

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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +581.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +421.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +409.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Plantain raw DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 291%
Calcium 429mg 3mg 43%
Fiber 10.6g 2.3g 33%
Magnesium 156mg 37mg 28%
Copper 0.32mg 0.081mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.299mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.686mg 25%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Folate 112µg 22µg 23%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.14mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.26mg 22%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 18.4mg 18%
Vitamin A 180µg 56µg 14%
Phosphorus 108mg 34mg 11%
Protein 4.71g 1.3g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.054mg 6%
Carbs 19.22g 31.89g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.37g 4%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Calories 103kcal 122kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 29.59g N/A
Potassium 494mg 499mg 0%
Sugar 15g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 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
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +262.3%
Contains more FatsFats +643.2%
Contains more OtherOther +119%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.9%
~equal in Water ~65.28g

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/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.