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Pumpkin vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pumpkin and fireweed?

  • Pumpkin is higher in vitamin A, yet fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, folate, copper, and zinc.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 286% more.
  • Pumpkin has 2 times more vitamin A than fireweed. While pumpkin has 8513IU of vitamin A, fireweed has only 3598IU.

We used Pumpkin, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
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 -97.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1942.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +152%
Contains more ZincZinc +731.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5263.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
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 +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +679%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +355%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +936.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.125mg 6.704mg 286%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.632mg 44%
Calcium 21mg 429mg 41%
Fiber 0.5g 10.6g 40%
Magnesium 12mg 156mg 34%
Vitamin A 426µg 180µg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 4.674mg 25%
Folate 16µg 112µg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 1.356mg 21%
Copper 0.127mg 0.32mg 21%
Zinc 0.32mg 2.66mg 21%
Iron 0.8mg 2.4mg 20%
Phosphorus 44mg 108mg 9%
Vitamin C 9mg 2.2mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Protein 1g 4.71g 7%
Potassium 340mg 494mg 5%
Carbs 6.5g 19.22g 4%
Fats 0.1g 2.75g 4%
Calories 26kcal 103kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.137mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.033mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Sodium 1mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 6g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Saturated fat 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 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 +29.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +371%
Contains more FatsFats +2650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195.7%
Contains more OtherOther +217.5%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.