Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Fireweed vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are fireweed and spread different?

  • Fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, folate, and copper, while spread is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 290% more than spread.
  • Fireweed contains 56 times more folate than spread. Fireweed contains 112µg of folate, while spread contains 2µg.
  • Fireweed is lower in sodium.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Sandwich spread, pork, beef types were used in this article.

Infographic

Fireweed vs Spread infographic
Infographic link

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%
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +349.1%
Contains more IronIron +203.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25684.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +977.8%

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%
Spread
6
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +5500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.134mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Spread DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.026mg 290%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 34mg 1013mg 43%
Fiber 10.6g 0.2g 42%
Calcium 429mg 12mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.12mg 39%
Magnesium 156mg 8mg 35%
Folate 112µg 2µg 28%
Saturated fat 5.977g 27%
Fats 2.75g 17.34g 22%
Copper 0.32mg 0.13mg 21%
Iron 2.4mg 0.79mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.43mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 19%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.73mg 18%
Vitamin A 180µg 26µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 17%
Selenium 0.9µg 9.7µg 16%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.02mg 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.172mg 12%
Potassium 494mg 110mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Calories 103kcal 235kcal 7%
Phosphorus 108mg 59mg 7%
Protein 4.71g 7.66g 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Carbs 19.22g 11.94g 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 11.74g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.134mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61%
Contains more WaterWater +17.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.6%
Contains more FatsFats +530.5%
~equal in Other ~2.78g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.