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Fireweed vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and sweet potato

  • Fireweed has more manganese, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, iron, and zinc; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 280% more.
  • Fireweed has 14 times more calcium than sweet potato. Fireweed has 429mg of calcium, while sweet potato has 30mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +524%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains more IronIron +293.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +786.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2498.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +739.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +918.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +136.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.4mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Sweet potato DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.258mg 280%
Vitamin A 180µg 709µg 59%
Calcium 429mg 30mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.209mg 33%
Magnesium 156mg 25mg 31%
Fiber 10.6g 3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.557mg 26%
Folate 112µg 11µg 25%
Iron 2.4mg 0.61mg 22%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.3mg 21%
Copper 0.32mg 0.151mg 19%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.8mg 11%
Phosphorus 108mg 47mg 9%
Protein 4.71g 1.57g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.061mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Potassium 494mg 337mg 5%
Fats 2.75g 0.05g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Calories 103kcal 86kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Sodium 34mg 55mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 2.4mg 0%
Carbs 19.22g 20.12g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +5400%
Contains more OtherOther +159.2%
~equal in Carbs ~20.12g
~equal in Water ~77.28g

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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.