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Lettuce vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and fireweed different?

  • Lettuce is richer in vitamin A, while fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese 281% more than lettuce.
  • Lettuce contains 2 times more vitamin A than fireweed. Lettuce contains 370µg of vitamin A, while fireweed contains 180µg.

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -17.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1091.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.6%
Contains more IronIron +179.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1003.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1377.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2581.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 31% 0% 123% 4.4% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29%
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 CVitamin C +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +911.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +602.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +194.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.25mg 6.704mg 281%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.632mg 42%
Calcium 36mg 429mg 39%
Fiber 1.3g 10.6g 37%
Magnesium 13mg 156mg 34%
Copper 0.029mg 0.32mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 4.674mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 1.356mg 24%
Zinc 0.18mg 2.66mg 23%
Vitamin A 370µg 180µg 21%
Iron 0.86mg 2.4mg 19%
Folate 38µg 112µg 19%
Phosphorus 29mg 108mg 11%
Potassium 194mg 494mg 9%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 2.2mg 8%
Protein 1.36g 4.71g 7%
Carbs 2.87g 19.22g 5%
Calories 15kcal 103kcal 4%
Fats 0.15g 2.75g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.033mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 97g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4.4 N/A
Net carbs 1.57g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Sodium 28mg 34mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 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 +34.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +246.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +569.7%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.