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Fireweed vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fireweed and pecan?

  • Fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B3, yet pecan is higher in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for copper is 98% more.
  • Fireweed has 64 times more vitamin A than pecan. While fireweed has 3598IU of vitamin A, pecan has only 56IU.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Nuts, pecans types 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%
Pecan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +512.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49%
Contains more CopperCopper +275%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +322.2%
~equal in Iron ~2.53mg

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%
Pecan
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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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +201%
Contains more FolateFolate +409.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Pecan DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 144%
Fats 2.75g 71.97g 106%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 102%
Copper 0.32mg 1.2mg 98%
Manganese 6.704mg 4.5mg 96%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.66mg 52%
Calcium 429mg 70mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.21mg 32%
Calories 103kcal 691kcal 29%
Saturated fat 6.18g 28%
Phosphorus 108mg 277mg 24%
Folate 112µg 22µg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.167mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 3µg 20%
Zinc 2.66mg 4.53mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.863mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 9.17g 9%
Magnesium 156mg 121mg 8%
Choline 40.5mg 7%
Selenium 0.9µg 3.8µg 5%
Fiber 10.6g 9.6g 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Iron 2.4mg 2.53mg 2%
Carbs 19.22g 13.86g 2%
Potassium 494mg 410mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 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
Pecan
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9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1910.8%
Contains more OtherOther +71.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2517.1%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.