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Fireweed vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fireweed and sugar

  • The amount of manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and folate in fireweed is higher than in sugar.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 291% more than sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24600%
Contains more IronIron +4700%
Contains more CopperCopper +4471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +26500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +167500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +621.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.004mg 291%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0mg 49%
Calcium 429mg 1mg 43%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Magnesium 156mg 0mg 37%
Copper 0.32mg 0.007mg 35%
Iron 2.4mg 0.05mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0mg 29%
Folate 112µg 0µg 28%
Carbs 19.22g 99.98g 27%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0mg 27%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.01mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 108mg 0mg 15%
Potassium 494mg 2mg 14%
Calories 103kcal 387kcal 14%
Protein 4.71g 0g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.019mg 9%
Fats 2.75g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 34mg 1mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A

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
Sugar
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100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +353800%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +420.2%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.