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Fireweed vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fireweed and wafer

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, and folate; however, wafer has more iron.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 261% more.
  • Fireweed has 360 times more vitamin A than wafer. Fireweed has 3598IU of vitamin A, while wafer has 10IU.
  • Fireweed is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1283.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +144%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +863.2%
Contains more IronIron +67.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%

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%
Wafer
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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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1139.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +515.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Wafer DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.696mg 261%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.051mg 45%
Calcium 429mg 31mg 40%
Fiber 10.6g 3.4g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 28%
Magnesium 156mg 53mg 25%
Sodium 34mg 580mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 3µg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.381mg 20%
Iron 2.4mg 4.01mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 19%
Carbs 19.22g 72.7g 18%
Fats 2.75g 14.2g 18%
Calories 103kcal 433kcal 17%
Folate 112µg 47µg 16%
Copper 0.32mg 0.463mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.203mg 14%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.09mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 12%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 2.858mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.266mg 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.7µg 9%
Potassium 494mg 210mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Protein 4.71g 6.6g 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Phosphorus 108mg 132mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +1472.9%
Contains more OtherOther +27%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.1%
Contains more FatsFats +416.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.3%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.