Fireweed vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fireweed and hominy

Hominy has less manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and iron.
Fireweed covers your daily manganese needs 288% more than hominy.
Hominy contains 142 times less vitamin B3 than fireweed. Fireweed contains 4.674mg of vitamin B3, while hominy contains 0.033mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fireweed, leaves, raw and Hominy, canned, white.

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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.

Fireweed

Hominy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5388.9%
Contains more IronIron	+287.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+153.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+208.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9477.1%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+233.3%

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.

Fireweed

Hominy

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+14063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+780.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12540%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.704mg	0.07mg	288%
Vitamin B6	0.632mg	0.005mg	48%
Calcium	429mg	10mg	42%
Magnesium	156mg	16mg	33%
Fiber	10.6g	2.5g	32%
Copper	0.32mg	0.03mg	32%
Vitamin B3	4.674mg	0.033mg	29%
Folate	112µg	1µg	28%
Vitamin B5	1.356mg	0.154mg	24%
Iron	2.4mg	0.62mg	22%
Vitamin A	180µg	0µg	20%
Zinc	2.66mg	1.05mg	15%
Potassium	494mg	9mg	14%
Sodium	34mg	345mg	14%
Phosphorus	108mg	35mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.006mg	10%
Protein	4.71g	1.48g	6%
Selenium	0.9µg	3µg	4%
Fats	2.75g	0.88g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.003mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.399g	3%
Calories	103kcal	72kcal	2%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	19.22g	14.26g	2%
Choline		3.1mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.123g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.231g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	219kcal	486kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	97g	139g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		5.1	N/A
Net carbs	8.62g	11.76g	N/A
Sugar		1.82g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.05mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.008mg	0%
Threonine		0.05mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.058mg	0%
Leucine		0.202mg	0%
Lysine		0.033mg	0%
Methionine		0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.076mg	0%
Valine		0.077mg	0%
Histidine		0.045mg	0%