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Fireweed vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and melon different?

  • Fireweed is higher than melon in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, folate, and iron.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 290% more than melon.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Melons, casaba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1318.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.4%
Contains more IronIron +605.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +433.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2060%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19054.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.5%

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%
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1914.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1514.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +890.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Melon DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.035mg 290%
Calcium 429mg 11mg 42%
Fiber 10.6g 0.9g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.163mg 36%
Magnesium 156mg 11mg 35%
Copper 0.32mg 0.06mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.232mg 28%
Iron 2.4mg 0.34mg 26%
Folate 112µg 8µg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.084mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.07mg 24%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 21.8mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 5mg 15%
Potassium 494mg 182mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.031mg 8%
Protein 4.71g 1.11g 7%
Carbs 19.22g 6.58g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.1g 4%
Calories 103kcal 28kcal 4%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.015mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 9mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 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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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192.1%
Contains more OtherOther +605.6%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.