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Fireweed vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fireweed and sweet and sour

  • Sweet and sour has less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, copper, and folate.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 258% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour contains 360 times less vitamin A than fireweed. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour contains 10IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +399%
Contains more IronIron +1042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2855.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1442.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +780.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +621.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2399.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1358.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1092.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.761mg 258%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.053mg 45%
Fiber 10.6g 0.1g 42%
Calcium 429mg 10mg 42%
Magnesium 156mg 8mg 35%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.187mg 28%
Copper 0.32mg 0.079mg 27%
Iron 2.4mg 0.21mg 27%
Folate 112µg 8µg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.093mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.09mg 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Sodium 34mg 371mg 15%
Phosphorus 108mg 7mg 14%
Potassium 494mg 99mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.019mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 0.27g 9%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 8.7mg 7%
Carbs 19.22g 38.22g 6%
Fats 2.75g 0.02g 4%
Calories 103kcal 150kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.048mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1644.4%
Contains more FatsFats +13650%
Contains more WaterWater +17.4%
Contains more OtherOther +108.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.9%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.