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Fireweed vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fireweed and wild rice

  • Fireweed is richer than wild rice in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, copper, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 279% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 1199 times more vitamin A than wild rice. Fireweed contains 3598IU of vitamin A, while wild rice contains 3IU.

Food types used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Wild rice, cooked.

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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 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +389.1%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2277.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%

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 0% 0% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +780.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +368.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +330.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Wild rice DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 0.282mg 279%
Calcium 429mg 3mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 0.135mg 38%
Fiber 10.6g 1.8g 35%
Magnesium 156mg 32mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.154mg 24%
Iron 2.4mg 0.6mg 23%
Folate 112µg 26µg 22%
Copper 0.32mg 0.121mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 1.287mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Potassium 494mg 101mg 12%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.34mg 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 82mg 4%
Fats 2.75g 0.34g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.087mg 4%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.052mg 2%
Carbs 19.22g 21.34g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Sodium 34mg 3mg 1%
Protein 4.71g 3.99g 1%
Calories 103kcal 101kcal 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.73g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 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
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18%
Contains more FatsFats +708.8%
Contains more OtherOther +535%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
~equal in Water ~73.93g

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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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/nutrients

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

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