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Ground beef vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and fireweed

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, selenium, and zinc; however, fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, fiber, calcium, magnesium, and copper.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 291% more than ground beef.
  • Fireweed contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 ZincZinc +119.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2022.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +817.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74388.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.4mg

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 0% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +164.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 6.704mg 291%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Fiber 0g 10.6g 42%
Calcium 33mg 429mg 40%
Protein 23.87g 4.71g 38%
Magnesium 17mg 156mg 33%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.9µg 33%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Zinc 5.84mg 2.66mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 28%
Copper 0.079mg 0.32mg 27%
Folate 7µg 112µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.632mg 25%
Vitamin A 3µg 180µg 20%
Fats 15.37g 2.75g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 1.356mg 17%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Phosphorus 166mg 108mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 103kcal 7%
Potassium 241mg 494mg 7%
Carbs 0g 19.22g 6%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.674mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.137mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Sodium 73mg 34mg 2%
Iron 2.27mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.62g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 ProteinProtein +406.8%
Contains more FatsFats +458.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +21.3%
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.