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Fireweed vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fireweed and mashed potato

  • Fireweed is richer than mashed potato in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, copper, iron, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 287% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 24 times more calcium than mashed potato. Fireweed contains 429mg of calcium, while mashed potato contains 18mg.

Food types used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Fast foods, potato, mashed.

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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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +940%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +674.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +814.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6740.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%

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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +813.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +332.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Mashed potato DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.098mg 287%
Calcium 429mg 18mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.12mg 39%
Fiber 10.6g 1.3g 37%
Magnesium 156mg 15mg 34%
Copper 0.32mg 0.035mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Folate 112µg 9µg 26%
Iron 2.4mg 0.31mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.08mg 22%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.22mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 43µg 15%
Sodium 34mg 306mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.015mg 9%
Phosphorus 108mg 59mg 7%
Potassium 494mg 286mg 6%
Protein 4.71g 1.65g 6%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.015mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Carbs 19.22g 14.65g 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Calories 103kcal 89kcal 1%
Fats 2.75g 2.82g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.105g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g 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% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.2%
Contains more OtherOther +101.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
~equal in Fats ~2.82g

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients

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

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