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Fireweed vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fireweed and cranberries

  • Cranberries have less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, folate, and iron than fireweed.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 280% more than cranberries.
  • Fireweed has 112 times more folate than cranberries. While fireweed has 112µg of folate, cranberries have only 1µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fireweed, leaves, raw and Cranberries, 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 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5262.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +517.5%
Contains more IronIron +943.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2855.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +881.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2410.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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%
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 47% 1% 26% 0% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75% 3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +585%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4527.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +359.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1008.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +11100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +536.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Cranberries DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.267mg 280%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.057mg 44%
Calcium 429mg 8mg 42%
Magnesium 156mg 6mg 36%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.101mg 29%
Copper 0.32mg 0.056mg 29%
Folate 112µg 1µg 28%
Fiber 10.6g 3.6g 28%
Iron 2.4mg 0.23mg 27%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.09mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.295mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 3µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 11mg 14%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 14mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 80mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.32mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 0.46g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.13g 4%
Calories 103kcal 46kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.012mg 2%
Carbs 19.22g 11.97g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 2mg 1%
Fructose 0.67g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 8.37g N/A
Sugar 4.27g N/A
Saturated fat 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +923.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2015.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +2016.7%
Contains more WaterWater +23.4%

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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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/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.