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Fireweed vs. Heart of palm — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fireweed and heart of palm?

  • Fireweed is higher in vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, and folate, yet heart of palm is higher in potassium, copper, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 71% more.
  • Fireweed has 24 times more calcium than heart of palm. While fireweed has 429mg of calcium, heart of palm has only 18mg.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Hearts of palm, raw types in this article.

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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% 5.4% 159% 63% 215% 102% 60% 1.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2283.3%
Contains more IronIron +42%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%

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 27% 1% 10% 0% 13% 42% 17% 0% 187% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +419.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Heart of palm DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 291%
Calcium 429mg 18mg 41%
Potassium 494mg 1806mg 39%
Fiber 10.6g 1.5g 36%
Copper 0.32mg 0.644mg 36%
Magnesium 156mg 10mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.9mg 24%
Folate 112µg 24µg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 3µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.81mg 14%
Zinc 2.66mg 3.73mg 10%
Iron 2.4mg 1.69mg 9%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 8mg 6%
Phosphorus 108mg 140mg 5%
Protein 4.71g 2.7g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.18mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Carbs 19.22g 25.61g 2%
Calories 103kcal 115kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 24.11g N/A
Sugar 17.16g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.046g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 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
3% 26% 70% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 25.61 g
Water: 69.5 g
Other: 1.99 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more OtherOther +27.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.2%
~equal in Water ~69.5g

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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. Heart of palm - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167714/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.