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Fireweed vs. Gooseberry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and gooseberries

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, folate, and iron; however, gooseberries have more vitamin C.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 285% more.
  • Fireweed has 19 times more folate than gooseberries. Fireweed has 112µg of folate, while gooseberries have 6µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Gooseberries, 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 7.1% 7.5% 17% 12% 23% 3.3% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1616%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.5%
Contains more IronIron +674.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4555.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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 92% 5% 7.4% 0% 10% 6.9% 5.6% 17% 18% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1458%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +374.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690%
Contains more FolateFolate +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1159.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Gooseberry DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.144mg 285%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.08mg 42%
Calcium 429mg 25mg 40%
Magnesium 156mg 10mg 35%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 27.7mg 28%
Copper 0.32mg 0.07mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.3mg 27%
Folate 112µg 6µg 27%
Iron 2.4mg 0.31mg 26%
Fiber 10.6g 4.3g 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.12mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.286mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 15µg 18%
Phosphorus 108mg 27mg 12%
Potassium 494mg 198mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.03mg 8%
Protein 4.71g 0.88g 8%
Carbs 19.22g 10.18g 3%
Fats 2.75g 0.58g 3%
Calories 103kcal 44kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.317g 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Sodium 34mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 5.88g N/A
Saturated fat 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.051g 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 10.18 g
Water: 87.87 g
Other: 0.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +435.2%
Contains more FatsFats +374.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +88.8%
Contains more OtherOther +418.4%
Contains more WaterWater +24.1%

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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. Gooseberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173030/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.