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Sweet potato vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet potato and fireweed

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A; however, fireweed has more manganese, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, iron, and zinc.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 280% more.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more vitamin A than fireweed. Sweet potato has 14187IU of vitamin A, while fireweed has 3598IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +524%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains more IronIron +293.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +786.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2498.4%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 AVitamin A +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +739.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +918.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.258mg 6.704mg 280%
Vitamin A 709µg 180µg 59%
Calcium 30mg 429mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.632mg 33%
Magnesium 25mg 156mg 31%
Fiber 3g 10.6g 30%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 4.674mg 26%
Folate 11µg 112µg 25%
Iron 0.61mg 2.4mg 22%
Zinc 0.3mg 2.66mg 21%
Copper 0.151mg 0.32mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 1.356mg 11%
Phosphorus 47mg 108mg 9%
Protein 1.57g 4.71g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.137mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Potassium 337mg 494mg 5%
Fats 0.05g 2.75g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.033mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 103kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Sodium 55mg 34mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 2.2mg 0%
Carbs 20.12g 19.22g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 +200%
Contains more FatsFats +5400%
Contains more OtherOther +159.2%
~equal in Carbs ~19.22g
~equal in Water ~70.78g

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.