Chives vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chives and fireweed

Chives have more vitamin C, while fireweed has more manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, zinc, and copper.
Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 275% higher.
Fireweed contains 26 times less vitamin C than chives. Chives contain 58.1mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chives, 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.

Chives

Fireweed

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+271.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+366.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.9%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+103.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1697.3%

~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.

Chives

Fireweed

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2540.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+622.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+318.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+358%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~112µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.373mg	6.704mg	275%
Vitamin K	212.7µg		177%
Vitamin C	58.1mg	2.2mg	62%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.632mg	38%
Calcium	92mg	429mg	34%
Fiber	2.5g	10.6g	32%
Magnesium	42mg	156mg	27%
Vitamin B3	0.647mg	4.674mg	25%
Vitamin B5	0.324mg	1.356mg	21%
Zinc	0.56mg	2.66mg	19%
Copper	0.157mg	0.32mg	18%
Iron	1.6mg	2.4mg	10%
Phosphorus	58mg	108mg	7%
Potassium	296mg	494mg	6%
Carbs	4.35g	19.22g	5%
Calories	30kcal	103kcal	4%
Vitamin A	218µg	180µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.033mg	4%
Protein	3.27g	4.71g	3%
Fats	0.73g	2.75g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.137mg	2%
Folate	105µg	112µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.267g		2%
Sodium	3mg	34mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Choline	5.2mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.146g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	92kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	333g	97g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5		N/A
Net carbs	1.85g	8.62g	N/A
Sugar	1.85g		N/A
Selenium	0.9µg	0.9µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.095g		0%
Tryptophan	0.037mg		0%
Threonine	0.128mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg		0%
Leucine	0.195mg		0%
Lysine	0.163mg		0%
Methionine	0.036mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.105mg		0%
Valine	0.145mg		0%
Histidine	0.057mg		0%