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Fireweed vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and mackerel

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, fiber, calcium, folate, and copper; however, mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 792% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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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 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.2%
Contains more IronIron +52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +183%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33420%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5633.3%

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% 18% 0% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +381.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 19µg 792%
Manganese 6.704mg 0.02mg 291%
Selenium 0.9µg 51.6µg 92%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Calcium 429mg 15mg 41%
Protein 4.71g 23.85g 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 29%
Folate 112µg 2µg 28%
Copper 0.32mg 0.094mg 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 75mg 25%
Phosphorus 108mg 278mg 24%
Fats 2.75g 17.81g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.412mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.176g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 18%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.94mg 16%
Vitamin A 180µg 54µg 14%
Magnesium 156mg 97mg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 6.85mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.46mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.159mg 11%
Iron 2.4mg 1.57mg 10%
Calories 103kcal 262kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.99mg 7%
Carbs 19.22g 0g 6%
Potassium 494mg 401mg 3%
Sodium 34mg 83mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Net carbs 8.62g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g N/A

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
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +32.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +406.4%
Contains more FatsFats +547.6%
Contains more OtherOther +99.6%

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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. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/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.