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Chili pepper vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chili pepper and fireweed

  • Chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, yet fireweed is richer in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, folate, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 283% higher.
  • Chili pepper contains 65 times more vitamin C than fireweed. Chili pepper contains 143.7mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, hot chili, red, raw 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
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 -73.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +578.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2964.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.4%
Contains more IronIron +133%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +923.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3485%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
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 +6431.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +574.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +387%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili pepper Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.187mg 6.704mg 283%
Vitamin C 143.7mg 2.2mg 157%
Calcium 14mg 429mg 42%
Fiber 1.5g 10.6g 36%
Magnesium 23mg 156mg 32%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 1.356mg 23%
Folate 23µg 112µg 22%
Zinc 0.26mg 2.66mg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.244mg 4.674mg 21%
Copper 0.129mg 0.32mg 21%
Iron 1.03mg 2.4mg 17%
Vitamin A 48µg 180µg 15%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.506mg 0.632mg 10%
Phosphorus 43mg 108mg 9%
Protein 1.87g 4.71g 6%
Potassium 322mg 494mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.137mg 4%
Fats 0.44g 2.75g 4%
Calories 40kcal 103kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.033mg 3%
Carbs 8.81g 19.22g 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.239g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Sodium 9mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 7.31g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Saturated fat 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 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 +24.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +151.9%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.2%
Contains more OtherOther +195.3%

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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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.