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Fireweed vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fireweed and pumpkin?

  • Fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, folate, copper, and zinc, yet pumpkin is higher in vitamin A.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 286% more.
  • Fireweed has 21 times more fiber than pumpkin. While fireweed has 10.6g of fiber, pumpkin has only 0.5g.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Pumpkin, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1942.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +152%
Contains more ZincZinc +731.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5263.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +679%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +355%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +936.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Pumpkin DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.125mg 286%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.061mg 44%
Calcium 429mg 21mg 41%
Fiber 10.6g 0.5g 40%
Magnesium 156mg 12mg 34%
Vitamin A 180µg 426µg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.6mg 25%
Folate 112µg 16µg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.298mg 21%
Copper 0.32mg 0.127mg 21%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.32mg 21%
Iron 2.4mg 0.8mg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 44mg 9%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 9mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Protein 4.71g 1g 7%
Potassium 494mg 340mg 5%
Carbs 19.22g 6.5g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.1g 4%
Calories 103kcal 26kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Sodium 34mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Saturated fat 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +371%
Contains more FatsFats +2650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195.7%
Contains more OtherOther +217.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29.4%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.