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Fireweed vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fireweed and summer squash?

  • Summer squash has less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B5 than fireweed.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 284% higher.
  • Fireweed has 29 times more calcium than summer squash. Fireweed has 429mg of calcium, while summer squash has 15mg.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw types in this comparison.

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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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +817.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +585.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +817.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3730.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +859.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +189.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +286.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +672.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.142mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Summer squash DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.175mg 284%
Calcium 429mg 15mg 41%
Fiber 10.6g 1.1g 38%
Magnesium 156mg 17mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.218mg 32%
Copper 0.32mg 0.051mg 30%
Iron 2.4mg 0.35mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.487mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.155mg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.29mg 22%
Folate 112µg 29µg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 10µg 19%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 17mg 16%
Phosphorus 108mg 38mg 10%
Potassium 494mg 262mg 7%
Protein 4.71g 1.21g 7%
Carbs 19.22g 3.35g 5%
Fats 2.75g 0.18g 4%
Calories 103kcal 16kcal 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.048mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 2mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.142mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +289.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1427.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.7%
Contains more OtherOther +309.7%
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%

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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
  2. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.