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Fireweed vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fireweed and mustard

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, copper, fiber, folate, and magnesium, while mustard has more selenium.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 273% higher.
  • Mustard contains 33 times less vitamin A than fireweed. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while mustard contains 109IU.
  • The amount of sodium in fireweed is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +581%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225%
Contains more IronIron +49.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +332.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +315.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1488.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3622.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +727.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +433.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +802.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +436.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Mustard DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.422mg 273%
Selenium 0.9µg 33.5µg 59%
Sodium 34mg 1104mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.07mg 43%
Calcium 429mg 63mg 37%
Copper 0.32mg 0.074mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.565mg 26%
Folate 112µg 7µg 26%
Fiber 10.6g 4g 26%
Magnesium 156mg 48mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.254mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 5µg 19%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.64mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.177mg 12%
Iron 2.4mg 1.61mg 10%
Potassium 494mg 152mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.07mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 5%
Carbs 19.22g 5.83g 4%
Choline 22.4mg 4%
Protein 4.71g 3.74g 2%
Calories 103kcal 60kcal 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.214g 1%
Fats 2.75g 3.34g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Phosphorus 108mg 108mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g 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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.7%
Contains more FatsFats +21.5%
Contains more WaterWater +18.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.7%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.