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Fireweed vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fireweed and tomatoes

  • Fireweed is richer than tomatoes in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 287% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 43 times more calcium than tomatoes. Fireweed contains 429mg of calcium, while tomatoes contain 10mg.

Food types used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1318.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.4%
Contains more IronIron +788.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +442.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5780.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%

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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +621.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +686.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1423.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690%
Contains more FolateFolate +646.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +522.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Tomato DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.114mg 287%
Calcium 429mg 10mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.08mg 42%
Fiber 10.6g 1.2g 38%
Magnesium 156mg 11mg 35%
Copper 0.32mg 0.059mg 29%
Iron 2.4mg 0.27mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.594mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.089mg 25%
Folate 112µg 15µg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.17mg 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 42µg 15%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 13.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 108mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.019mg 9%
Potassium 494mg 237mg 8%
Protein 4.71g 0.88g 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Carbs 19.22g 3.89g 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.2g 4%
Calories 103kcal 18kcal 4%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Sodium 34mg 5mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.037mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +435.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +394.1%
Contains more OtherOther +398%
Contains more WaterWater +33.5%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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