Fireweed vs. Scallion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fireweed and scallions?

Scallions have less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and zinc than fireweed.
Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 285% higher.
Fireweed has 18 times more vitamin B5 than scallions. Fireweed has 1.356mg of vitamin B5, while scallions have 0.075mg.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw types in this comparison.

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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.

Fireweed

Scallion

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+680%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+495.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79%
Contains more IronIron	+62.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+285.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+582.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+191.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4090%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-52.9%

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.

Fireweed

Scallion

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+790.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1708%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+936.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+754.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.704mg	0.16mg	285%
Vitamin K		207µg	173%
Vitamin B6	0.632mg	0.061mg	44%
Calcium	429mg	72mg	36%
Magnesium	156mg	20mg	32%
Fiber	10.6g	2.6g	32%
Copper	0.32mg	0.083mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.674mg	0.525mg	26%
Vitamin B5	1.356mg	0.075mg	26%
Zinc	2.66mg	0.39mg	21%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	18.8mg	18%
Vitamin A	180µg	50µg	14%
Iron	2.4mg	1.48mg	12%
Folate	112µg	64µg	12%
Phosphorus	108mg	37mg	10%
Protein	4.71g	1.83g	6%
Potassium	494mg	276mg	6%
Calories	103kcal	32kcal	4%
Fats	2.75g	0.19g	4%
Carbs	19.22g	7.34g	4%
Vitamin E		0.55mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.08mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.055mg	2%
Sodium	34mg	16mg	1%
Selenium	0.9µg	0.6µg	1%
Choline		5.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	5.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	219kcal	175kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	97g	313g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3.2	N/A
Net carbs	8.62g	4.74g	N/A
Sugar		2.33g	N/A
Saturated fat		0.032g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.027g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.074g	0%
Tryptophan		0.02mg	0%
Threonine		0.072mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.077mg	0%
Leucine		0.109mg	0%
Lysine		0.091mg	0%
Methionine		0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.059mg	0%
Valine		0.081mg	0%
Histidine		0.032mg	0%