Chestnut vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are chestnut and shiitake different?
- Chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, iron, potassium, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, shiitake is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 37% higher.
- Chestnut contains 10 times more vitamin B1 than shiitake. While chestnut contains 0.148mg of vitamin B1, shiitake contains only 0.015mg.
- Shiitake has a lower glycemic index (32) than chestnut (54).
Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw are the varieties used 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 | +170% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +135.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +322% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +232.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +271.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +312% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +886.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +192.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +108.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +430.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +374.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +25.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.472mg | 0.142mg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 26.7mg | 30% | |
| Manganese | 0.854mg | 0.23mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.316mg | 1.5mg | 24% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.731mg | 3.877mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1.73mg | 0.41mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 715mg | 304mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.148mg | 0.015mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 5.7µg | 10% | |
| Fiber | 2.5g | 10% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.104mg | 0.217mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 54mg | 20mg | 8% |
| Carbs | 27.76g | 6.79g | 7% |
| Zinc | 0.25mg | 1.03mg | 7% |
| Folate | 38µg | 13µg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.233mg | 0.293mg | 5% |
| Calories | 131kcal | 34kcal | 5% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 2mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.545g | 4% | |
| Phosphorus | 99mg | 112mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.476g | 1% | |
| Sodium | 27mg | 9mg | 1% |
| Fats | 1.38g | 0.49g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.26g | 1% | |
| Protein | 2g | 2.24g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 27.76g | 4.29g | N/A |
| Sugar | 2.38g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.022mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.071mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.079mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.118mg | 0.189mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.118mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.047mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.084mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.112mg | 0.145mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.055mg | 0.056mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +181.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +308.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +31.7% |
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