Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Spread vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are spread and fireweed different?

  • Spread is richer in vitamin B12, while fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, folate, and copper.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 290% more than spread.
  • Fireweed is lower in sodium.

Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Spread vs Fireweed infographic
Infographic link

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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 +977.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +349.1%
Contains more IronIron +203.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25684.6%

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.
Spread
6
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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +5500%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.026mg 6.704mg 290%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 34mg 43%
Fiber 0.2g 10.6g 42%
Calcium 12mg 429mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.632mg 39%
Magnesium 8mg 156mg 35%
Folate 2µg 112µg 28%
Saturated fat 5.977g 27%
Fats 17.34g 2.75g 22%
Copper 0.13mg 0.32mg 21%
Iron 0.79mg 2.4mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 1.356mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 19%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 4.674mg 18%
Vitamin A 26µg 180µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 17%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.9µg 16%
Zinc 1.02mg 2.66mg 15%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.033mg 12%
Potassium 110mg 494mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Calories 235kcal 103kcal 7%
Phosphorus 59mg 108mg 7%
Protein 7.66g 4.71g 6%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Carbs 11.94g 19.22g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 8.62g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.137mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 ProteinProtein +62.6%
Contains more FatsFats +530.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61%
Contains more WaterWater +17.4%
~equal in Other ~2.54g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.