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Hominy vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between hominy and fireweed

  • Hominy has less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 288% more than hominy.

Food varieties used in this article are Hominy, canned, white 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.
Hominy
Hominy
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
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 SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5388.9%
Contains more IronIron +287.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9477.1%

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.
Hominy
Hominy
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 7.3% 0% 60% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +780.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12540%
Contains more FolateFolate +11100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hominy Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.07mg 6.704mg 288%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.632mg 48%
Calcium 10mg 429mg 42%
Magnesium 16mg 156mg 33%
Fiber 2.5g 10.6g 32%
Copper 0.03mg 0.32mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.033mg 4.674mg 29%
Folate 1µg 112µg 28%
Vitamin B5 0.154mg 1.356mg 24%
Iron 0.62mg 2.4mg 22%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Zinc 1.05mg 2.66mg 15%
Potassium 9mg 494mg 14%
Sodium 345mg 34mg 14%
Phosphorus 35mg 108mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.006mg 0.137mg 10%
Protein 1.48g 4.71g 6%
Selenium 3µg 0.9µg 4%
Fats 0.88g 2.75g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.033mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.399g 3%
Calories 72kcal 103kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Carbs 14.26g 19.22g 2%
Choline 3.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.123g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.231g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 486kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 97g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.1 N/A
Net carbs 11.76g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.045mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hominy
Hominy
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 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 WaterWater +16.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.2%
Contains more FatsFats +212.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.8%
Contains more OtherOther +198.8%

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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. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.