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Wild rice vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wild rice and fireweed

  • Fireweed is richer than wild rice in manganese, calcium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, copper, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 279% higher.

Food types used in this article are Wild rice, cooked and Fireweed, leaves, 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 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
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 less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +389.1%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2277.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 4.8% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +780.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +368.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +330.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.282mg 6.704mg 279%
Calcium 3mg 429mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.135mg 0.632mg 38%
Fiber 1.8g 10.6g 35%
Magnesium 32mg 156mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.154mg 1.356mg 24%
Iron 0.6mg 2.4mg 23%
Copper 0.121mg 0.32mg 22%
Folate 26µg 112µg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.287mg 4.674mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Potassium 101mg 494mg 12%
Zinc 1.34mg 2.66mg 12%
Fats 0.34g 2.75g 4%
Phosphorus 82mg 108mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.033mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Protein 3.99g 4.71g 1%
Carbs 21.34g 19.22g 1%
Sodium 3mg 34mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Calories 101kcal 103kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 253kcal 219kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 97g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.4 N/A
Net carbs 19.54g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.73g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 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 +18%
Contains more FatsFats +708.8%
~equal in Carbs ~19.22g
~equal in Water ~70.78g

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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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.