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Fireweed vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fireweed and napa cabbage

  • Napa cabbage has less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, zinc, and iron.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 283% more than napa cabbage.
  • Napa cabbage contains 39 times less vitamin B5 than fireweed. Fireweed contains 1.356mg of vitamin B5, while napa cabbage contains 0.035mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1379.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +467.8%
Contains more IronIron +224.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +468.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3202.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.6%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +448%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +903%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3774.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1608.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +160.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.203mg 283%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.037mg 46%
Fiber 10.6g 42%
Calcium 429mg 29mg 40%
Magnesium 156mg 8mg 35%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.035mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.466mg 26%
Copper 0.32mg 0.096mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.14mg 23%
Iron 2.4mg 0.74mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 13µg 19%
Folate 112µg 43µg 17%
Phosphorus 108mg 19mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 87mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.025mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 1.1g 7%
Carbs 19.22g 2.23g 6%
Calories 103kcal 12kcal 5%
Fats 2.75g 0.17g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.005mg 2%
Sodium 34mg 11mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 3.2mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 2.23g 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +328.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1517.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +761.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1394.1%
Contains more WaterWater +36.1%

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.