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Potato salad vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato salad and fireweed different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, and copper than potato salad.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 287% higher.

Potato salad, home-prepared and Fireweed, leaves, raw are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +355.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +940%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2157.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.5%
Contains more IronIron +269.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +758.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6537.6%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +348.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.101mg 6.704mg 287%
Calcium 19mg 429mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.632mg 38%
Fiber 1.3g 10.6g 37%
Magnesium 15mg 156mg 34%
Folate 7µg 112µg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 25%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 4.674mg 24%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 34mg 22%
Iron 0.65mg 2.4mg 22%
Copper 0.118mg 0.32mg 22%
Zinc 0.31mg 2.66mg 21%
Vitamin A 32µg 180µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 1.356mg 16%
Vitamin C 10mg 2.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 52mg 108mg 8%
Fats 8.2g 2.75g 8%
Potassium 254mg 494mg 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.9µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.137mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.033mg 4%
Protein 2.68g 4.71g 4%
Carbs 11.17g 19.22g 3%
Calories 143kcal 103kcal 2%
Net carbs 9.87g 8.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 FatsFats +198.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.1%
Contains more OtherOther +30.3%
~equal in Water ~70.78g

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.