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Fireweed vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fireweed and flour?

  • Fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, and fiber, yet flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 262% higher.

We used Fireweed, leaves, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types in this comparison.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +609.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +122.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +883%
Contains more IronIron +93.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +209.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1336.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2278.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Flour DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.682mg 262%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.785mg 63%
Selenium 0.9µg 33.9µg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.044mg 45%
Calcium 429mg 15mg 41%
Magnesium 156mg 22mg 32%
Fiber 10.6g 2.7g 32%
Iron 2.4mg 4.64mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.494mg 27%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Copper 0.32mg 0.144mg 20%
Carbs 19.22g 76.31g 19%
Folate 112µg 183µg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.438mg 18%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.7mg 18%
Calories 103kcal 364kcal 13%
Protein 4.71g 10.33g 11%
Potassium 494mg 107mg 11%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 5.904mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3%
Fats 2.75g 0.98g 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Sodium 34mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.155g 1%
Net carbs 8.62g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Phosphorus 108mg 108mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +180.6%
Contains more WaterWater +493.8%
Contains more OtherOther +452.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +297%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.