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Fireweed vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fireweed and garlic

  • Fireweed has more manganese, fiber, magnesium, folate, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin A; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and selenium.
  • Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 219% more than garlic.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Garlic, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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%
Garlic
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +524%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.2%
Contains more IronIron +41.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1477.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.299mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 7.3% 0% 60% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84%
Garlic
Garlic
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +567.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +3633.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1318.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fireweed Garlic DV% diff.
Manganese 6.704mg 1.672mg 219%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 1.235mg 46%
Fiber 10.6g 2.1g 34%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 31.2mg 32%
Magnesium 156mg 25mg 31%
Folate 112µg 3µg 27%
Calcium 429mg 181mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.674mg 0.7mg 25%
Selenium 0.9µg 14.2µg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 0.596mg 15%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.16mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.2mg 14%
Iron 2.4mg 1.7mg 9%
Phosphorus 108mg 153mg 6%
Carbs 19.22g 33.06g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Protein 4.71g 6.36g 3%
Fats 2.75g 0.5g 3%
Potassium 494mg 401mg 3%
Calories 103kcal 149kcal 2%
Copper 0.32mg 0.299mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 2%
Sodium 34mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.6g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 219kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 97g 67g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.9 N/A
Net carbs 8.62g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Garlic
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients
  2. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.