Fireweed vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and sesame different?

Fireweed is richer in manganese and vitamin A, while sesame is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.
Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 418% more than fireweed.
Fireweed contains 400 times more vitamin A than sesame. Fireweed contains 3598 IU of vitamin A, while sesame contains 9 IU.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried types were 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.

Fireweed

Sesame

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+172.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+127.3%
Contains more IronIron	+506.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1175.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+191.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+482.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3722.2%

~equal in Potassium ~468mg

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.

Fireweed

Sesame

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2612%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2297%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.515mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.32mg	4.082mg	418%
Manganese	6.704mg	2.46mg	185%
Iron	2.4mg	14.55mg	152%
Polyunsaturated fat		21.773g	145%
Phosphorus	108mg	629mg	74%
Fats	2.75g	49.67g	72%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.791mg	63%
Selenium	0.9µg	34.4µg	61%
Calcium	429mg	975mg	55%
Monounsaturated fat		18.759g	47%
Magnesium	156mg	351mg	46%
Zinc	2.66mg	7.75mg	46%
Saturated fat		6.957g	32%
Protein	4.71g	17.73g	26%
Vitamin B5	1.356mg	0.05mg	26%
Calories	103kcal	573kcal	24%
Vitamin A	180µg	0µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.632mg	0.79mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.247mg	8%
Fiber	10.6g	11.8g	5%
Choline		25.6mg	5%
Folate	112µg	97µg	4%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Carbs	19.22g	23.45g	1%
Potassium	494mg	468mg	1%
Sodium	34mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.674mg	4.515mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	219kcal	323kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	97g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		5.8	N/A
Net carbs	8.62g	11.65g	N/A
Sugar		0.3g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.388mg	0%
Threonine		0.736mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.763mg	0%
Leucine		1.358mg	0%
Lysine		0.569mg	0%
Methionine		0.586mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.94mg	0%
Valine		0.99mg	0%
Histidine		0.522mg	0%