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Fireweed vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fireweed and salsa

  • Salsa has less vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, copper, folate, zinc, and vitamin B3 than fireweed.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for vitamin A, 61% more than salsa.
  • Fireweed has 36 times more calcium than salsa. While fireweed has 429mg of calcium, salsa has only 12mg.
  • Fireweed has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fireweed, leaves, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

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%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +332.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +324.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +489.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 291%
Calcium 429mg 12mg 42%
Fiber 10.6g 1.4g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.149mg 37%
Magnesium 156mg 16mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Copper 0.32mg 0.096mg 25%
Folate 112µg 19µg 23%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.17mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.08mg 22%
Sodium 34mg 430mg 17%
Vitamin A 180µg 28µg 17%
Phosphorus 108mg 30mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.03mg 8%
Potassium 494mg 270mg 7%
Protein 4.71g 1.5g 6%
Carbs 19.22g 7g 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Calories 103kcal 36kcal 3%
Iron 2.4mg 2.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 5.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174.6%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%
Contains more WaterWater +26.7%

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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

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.