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Red cabbage vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between red cabbage and fireweed?

  • Red cabbage is higher in vitamin C, yet fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 281% more.
  • Red cabbage has 26 times more vitamin C than fireweed. While red cabbage has 57mg of vitamin C, fireweed has only 2.2mg.

We used Cabbage, red, 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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
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 -20.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +853.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.3%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +1782.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2658.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
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 +2490.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +93.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1018.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +822.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +522.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.243mg 6.704mg 281%
Vitamin C 57mg 2.2mg 61%
Calcium 45mg 429mg 38%
Fiber 2.1g 10.6g 34%
Copper 0.017mg 0.32mg 34%
Magnesium 16mg 156mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.632mg 33%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 4.674mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 1.356mg 24%
Folate 18µg 112µg 24%
Zinc 0.22mg 2.66mg 22%
Iron 0.8mg 2.4mg 20%
Vitamin A 56µg 180µg 14%
Phosphorus 30mg 108mg 11%
Protein 1.43g 4.71g 7%
Potassium 243mg 494mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.137mg 5%
Carbs 7.37g 19.22g 4%
Fats 0.16g 2.75g 4%
Calories 31kcal 103kcal 4%
Choline 17.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.033mg 3%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 5.27g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 3.83g N/A
Sodium 27mg 34mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 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 +27.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +229.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1618.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.8%
Contains more OtherOther +290.8%

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.