Beans vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between beans and shiitake?
- Beans are higher in fiber, vitamin B1, and copper; however, shiitake is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
- Shiitake's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 22% more.
- Shiitake contains 25 times less calcium than beans. Beans contain 50mg of calcium, while shiitake contains 2mg.
- Shiitake has less sugar.
We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw types in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +60% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2400% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +45.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +35.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -88.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +41.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +900% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +84.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +261.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +801.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +125.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B5 | 1.5mg | 30% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.43mg | 3.877mg | 22% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.293mg | 13% |
Fiber | 5.5g | 2.5g | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0.217mg | 12% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.15mg | 0.015mg | 11% |
Manganese | 0.23mg | 10% | |
Copper | 0.206mg | 0.142mg | 7% |
Choline | 30.8mg | 6% | |
Calcium | 50mg | 2mg | 5% |
Carbs | 20.49g | 6.79g | 5% |
Protein | 4.8g | 2.24g | 5% |
Calories | 105kcal | 34kcal | 4% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 20mg | 3% |
Folate | 24µg | 13µg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 3.1mg | 3% | |
Zinc | 1.4mg | 1.03mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 5.7µg | 2% |
Iron | 0.29mg | 0.41mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.172g | 1% | |
Phosphorus | 104mg | 112mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.8µg | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 5µg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.4g | 0.49g | 0% |
Net carbs | 14.99g | 4.29g | N/A |
Potassium | 296mg | 304mg | 0% |
Sugar | 7.78g | 2.38g | N/A |
Sodium | 1mg | 9mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.103g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.035g | 0% | |
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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +114.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +201.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +131.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +22.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +23.6% |