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Fireweed vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fireweed and lemons

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, copper, fiber, vitamin B3, and folate; however, lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 290% more than lemons.
  • Lemons contain 164 times less vitamin A than fireweed. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while lemons contain 22IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +258%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +764.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22246.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
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%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +585%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4574%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +613.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690%
Contains more FolateFolate +918.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Lemon DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.03mg 290%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 53mg 56%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.08mg 42%
Calcium 429mg 26mg 40%
Magnesium 156mg 8mg 35%
Fiber 10.6g 2.8g 31%
Copper 0.32mg 0.037mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.1mg 29%
Folate 112µg 11µg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.06mg 24%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.19mg 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 16mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 138mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.02mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 1.1g 7%
Fats 2.75g 0.3g 4%
Calories 103kcal 29kcal 4%
Carbs 19.22g 9.32g 3%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +328.2%
Contains more FatsFats +816.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.2%
Contains more OtherOther +746.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25.7%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.