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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 3598IU of vitamin A, while sesame contains 9IU.

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.
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 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
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.
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 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
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 Fireweed Sesame 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%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.05mg 26%
Protein 4.71g 17.73g 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%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 4.515mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 11mg 1%
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%

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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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1409.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +276.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1706.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22%
Contains more OtherOther +75.6%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.