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Fireweed vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fireweed and teff different?

  • Fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, folate, and zinc, while teff is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 167% more than teff.
  • Fireweed contains 1799 times more vitamin A than teff. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while teff contains 2IU.

Fireweed, leaves, raw and Teff, cooked types were used in this article.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.7%
Contains more IronIron +17.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +139.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +134.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%

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%
Teff
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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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +315.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +414.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +551.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +454.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 2.86mg 167%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.097mg 41%
Calcium 429mg 49mg 38%
Fiber 10.6g 2.8g 31%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Magnesium 156mg 50mg 25%
Folate 112µg 18µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.909mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.11mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.183mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 107mg 11%
Copper 0.32mg 0.226mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.033mg 8%
Iron 2.4mg 2.05mg 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.65g 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 2%
Phosphorus 108mg 120mg 2%
Protein 4.71g 3.87g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 34mg 8mg 1%
Calories 103kcal 101kcal 0%
Carbs 19.22g 19.86g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 17.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.7%
Contains more FatsFats +323.1%
Contains more OtherOther +268.1%
~equal in Carbs ~19.86g
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.