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Fireweed vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fireweed and nutmeg

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B3, and folate; however, nutmeg is richer in copper, fiber, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 165% more than nutmeg.
  • Nutmeg has 35 times less vitamin A than fireweed. Fireweed has 3598IU of vitamin A, while nutmeg has 102IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Spices, nutmeg, ground.

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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%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.3%
Contains more IronIron +26.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +220.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.8%

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%
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +295%
Contains more FolateFolate +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +948.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Nutmeg DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 2.9mg 165%
Saturated fat 25.94g 118%
Copper 0.32mg 1.027mg 79%
Fats 2.75g 36.31g 52%
Fiber 10.6g 20.8g 41%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.16mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.346mg 26%
Calcium 429mg 184mg 25%
Calories 103kcal 525kcal 21%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.299mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 5µg 19%
Phosphorus 108mg 213mg 15%
Carbs 19.22g 49.29g 10%
Folate 112µg 76µg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 3.04mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.057mg 6%
Magnesium 156mg 183mg 6%
Zinc 2.66mg 2.15mg 5%
Potassium 494mg 350mg 4%
Protein 4.71g 5.84g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 2%
Sodium 34mg 16mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 2.99g 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
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1036.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24%
Contains more FatsFats +1220.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.5%
~equal in Other ~2.33g

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.