Fireweed vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fireweed and shiitake

Fireweed has more manganese, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, iron, folate, copper, and zinc; however, shiitake is higher in selenium.
Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 281% more than shiitake.
Fireweed has 215 times more calcium than shiitake. While fireweed has 429mg of calcium, shiitake has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fireweed, leaves, raw and Mushrooms, shiitake, 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.

Fireweed

Shiitake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+680%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.5%
Contains more IronIron	+485.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+125.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+158.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2814.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+533.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~112mg

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.

Fireweed

Shiitake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+115.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+761.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.704mg	0.23mg	281%
Calcium	429mg	2mg	43%
Magnesium	156mg	20mg	32%
Fiber	10.6g	2.5g	32%
Vitamin B6	0.632mg	0.293mg	26%
Iron	2.4mg	0.41mg	25%
Folate	112µg	13µg	25%
Copper	0.32mg	0.142mg	20%
Vitamin A	180µg		20%
Zinc	2.66mg	1.03mg	15%
Selenium	0.9µg	5.7µg	9%
Potassium	494mg	304mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.217mg	6%
Protein	4.71g	2.24g	5%
Vitamin B3	4.674mg	3.877mg	5%
Carbs	19.22g	6.79g	4%
Calories	103kcal	34kcal	3%
Fats	2.75g	0.49g	3%
Vitamin B5	1.356mg	1.5mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.2mg		2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	18 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.015mg	2%
Phosphorus	108mg	112mg	1%
Sodium	34mg	9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	6.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	219kcal	152kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	97g	294g	N/A
Net carbs	8.62g	4.29g	N/A
Sugar		2.38g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.111mg	0%
Leucine		0.189mg	0%
Lysine		0.134mg	0%
Methionine		0.033mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.111mg	0%
Valine		0.145mg	0%
Histidine		0.056mg	0%