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Fireweed vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and potato salad different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, and copper than potato salad.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 287% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 23 times more vitamin A than potato salad. While fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, potato salad contains only 157IU.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared are the varieties used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +940%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2157.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.5%
Contains more IronIron +269.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +758.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6537.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +355.6%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +348.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
~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 Potato salad DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.101mg 287%
Calcium 429mg 19mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.141mg 38%
Fiber 10.6g 1.3g 37%
Magnesium 156mg 15mg 34%
Folate 112µg 7µg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 25%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.89mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 34mg 529mg 22%
Iron 2.4mg 0.65mg 22%
Copper 0.32mg 0.118mg 22%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.31mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 32µg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.534mg 16%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 10mg 9%
Phosphorus 108mg 52mg 8%
Fats 2.75g 8.2g 8%
Potassium 494mg 254mg 7%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.1µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.06mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.077mg 4%
Protein 4.71g 2.68g 4%
Carbs 19.22g 11.17g 3%
Calories 103kcal 143kcal 2%
Net carbs 8.62g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.1%
Contains more OtherOther +30.3%
Contains more FatsFats +198.2%
~equal in Water ~76g

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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