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Pecan vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pecan and fireweed?

  • Pecan is higher in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and zinc, yet fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for copper is 98% more.
  • Pecan has 20 times more vitamin B1 than fireweed. While pecan has 0.66mg of vitamin B1, fireweed has only 0.033mg.

We used Nuts, pecans and Fireweed, leaves, raw types in this article.

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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.
Pecan
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
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 CopperCopper +275%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +322.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +512.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49%
~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.
Pecan
4
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +201%
Contains more FolateFolate +409.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Fireweed DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 144%
Fats 71.97g 2.75g 106%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 102%
Copper 1.2mg 0.32mg 98%
Manganese 4.5mg 6.704mg 96%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.033mg 52%
Calcium 70mg 429mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.632mg 32%
Calories 691kcal 103kcal 29%
Saturated fat 6.18g 28%
Phosphorus 277mg 108mg 24%
Folate 22µg 112µg 23%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 4.674mg 22%
Vitamin A 3µg 180µg 20%
Zinc 4.53mg 2.66mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 1.356mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 9%
Protein 9.17g 4.71g 9%
Magnesium 121mg 156mg 8%
Choline 40.5mg 7%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.9µg 5%
Fiber 9.6g 10.6g 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Iron 2.53mg 2.4mg 2%
Carbs 13.86g 19.22g 2%
Potassium 410mg 494mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.137mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2.2mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
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9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 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 +94.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2517.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1910.8%
Contains more OtherOther +71.6%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.