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French fries vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french fries and fireweed

  • French fries have less manganese, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, fiber, copper, folate, vitamin B6, iron, and zinc than fireweed.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 281% more than french fries.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Fireweed, leaves, raw.

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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 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +345.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2283.3%
Contains more IronIron +196.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +432%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2614.2%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +415.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +251.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +273.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.247mg 6.704mg 281%
Calcium 18mg 429mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 36%
Magnesium 35mg 156mg 29%
Fiber 3.8g 10.6g 27%
Copper 0.124mg 0.32mg 22%
Folate 30µg 112µg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Zinc 0.5mg 2.66mg 20%
Iron 0.81mg 2.4mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.632mg 20%
Fats 14.73g 2.75g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 1.356mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.033mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.336g 11%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 4.674mg 10%
Calories 312kcal 103kcal 10%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.137mg 8%
Sodium 210mg 34mg 8%
Choline 36.8mg 7%
Carbs 41.44g 19.22g 7%
Potassium 579mg 494mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 2.2mg 3%
Protein 3.43g 4.71g 3%
Phosphorus 125mg 108mg 2%
Net carbs 37.64g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.06g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +435.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.3%
Contains more WaterWater +83.6%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients
  2. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients

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

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