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Fireweed vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and jícama raw different?

  • Fireweed is higher than jícama raw in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and fiber.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 289% more than jícama raw.
  • Fireweed contains 171 times more vitamin A than jícama raw. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while jícama raw contains 21IU.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Yambean (jicama), raw types were used 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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +229.3%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11073.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +372.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2237%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +904.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1404.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +818.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Jícama raw DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.06mg 289%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.042mg 45%
Calcium 429mg 12mg 42%
Magnesium 156mg 12mg 34%
Copper 0.32mg 0.048mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.2mg 28%
Folate 112µg 12µg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.135mg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.16mg 23%
Fiber 10.6g 4.9g 23%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 20.2mg 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 18mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 150mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.029mg 8%
Protein 4.71g 0.72g 8%
Fats 2.75g 0.09g 4%
Calories 103kcal 38kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Carbs 19.22g 8.82g 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +554.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2955.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.9%
Contains more OtherOther +746.7%
Contains more WaterWater +27.3%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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