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Fireweed vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and garden rhubarb

  • Garden rhubarb has less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, and folate.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 283% more.
  • Fireweed has 35 times more vitamin A than garden rhubarb. Fireweed has 3598IU of vitamin A, while garden rhubarb has 102IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Rhubarb, raw.

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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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +398.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more IronIron +990.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1423.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2560%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +671.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3320.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1458%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1495.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +263.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.196mg 283%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.024mg 47%
Fiber 10.6g 1.8g 35%
Calcium 429mg 86mg 34%
Magnesium 156mg 12mg 34%
Copper 0.32mg 0.021mg 33%
Iron 2.4mg 0.22mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.3mg 27%
Folate 112µg 7µg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.085mg 25%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.1mg 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 5µg 19%
Phosphorus 108mg 14mg 13%
Protein 4.71g 0.9g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.03mg 8%
Potassium 494mg 288mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 8mg 6%
Carbs 19.22g 4.54g 5%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Calories 103kcal 21kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +423.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +323.3%
Contains more OtherOther +238.7%
Contains more WaterWater +32.3%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.