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Purslane vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between purslane and fireweed

  • Purslane has less manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, copper, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 278% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Purslane, 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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +129.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more IronIron +20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2112.5%
~equal in Potassium ~494mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
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 +854.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +873.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +765.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +833.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.303mg 6.704mg 278%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.632mg 43%
Fiber 10.6g 42%
Calcium 65mg 429mg 36%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 1.356mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 4.674mg 26%
Folate 12µg 112µg 25%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.66mg 23%
Copper 0.113mg 0.32mg 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 2.2mg 21%
Magnesium 68mg 156mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 20%
Phosphorus 44mg 108mg 9%
Carbs 3.39g 19.22g 5%
Iron 1.99mg 2.4mg 5%
Protein 2.03g 4.71g 5%
Calories 20kcal 103kcal 4%
Fats 0.36g 2.75g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.137mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.033mg 1%
Net carbs 3.39g 8.62g N/A
Potassium 494mg 494mg 0%
Sodium 45mg 34mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 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 +31.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +132%
Contains more FatsFats +663.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +467%
Contains more OtherOther +86.8%

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/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.