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Fireweed vs. Corn raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and corn raw

  • Corn raw has less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 284% more.
  • Fireweed has 215 times more calcium than corn raw. Fireweed has 429mg of calcium, while corn raw has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, 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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +321.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83%
Contains more IronIron +361.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +492.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +478.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4012.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.9%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +579.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +209.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +369.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Corn raw DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.163mg 284%
Calcium 429mg 2mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.093mg 41%
Fiber 10.6g 2g 34%
Copper 0.32mg 0.054mg 30%
Magnesium 156mg 37mg 28%
Iron 2.4mg 0.52mg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.46mg 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 9µg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.77mg 18%
Folate 112µg 42µg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.717mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.155mg 10%
Potassium 494mg 270mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.055mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 6.8mg 5%
Choline 23mg 4%
Phosphorus 108mg 89mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 3%
Protein 4.71g 3.27g 3%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Fats 2.75g 1.35g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 1%
Saturated fat 0.325g 1%
Calories 103kcal 86kcal 1%
Sodium 34mg 15mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 16.7g N/A
Carbs 19.22g 18.7g 0%
Sugar 6.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g 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
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44%
Contains more FatsFats +103.7%
Contains more OtherOther +303.2%
~equal in Carbs ~18.7g
~equal in Water ~76.05g

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.