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Plantain raw vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between plantain raw and shiitake

  • Plantain raw is higher in potassium, yet shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and copper.
  • Shiitake covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 25% more than plantain raw.
  • Plantain raw contains 6 times more sugar than shiitake. While plantain raw contains 15g of sugar, shiitake contains only 2.38g.

Food varieties used in this article are Plantains, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.1%
Contains more IronIron +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +635.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +229.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +301.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +465.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +476.9%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.293mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 1.5mg 25%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 3.877mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.217mg 13%
Phosphorus 34mg 112mg 11%
Manganese 0.23mg 10%
Selenium 1.5µg 5.7µg 8%
Carbs 31.89g 6.79g 8%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.03mg 8%
Copper 0.081mg 0.142mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 6%
Potassium 499mg 304mg 6%
Calories 122kcal 34kcal 4%
Magnesium 37mg 20mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.41mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Folate 22µg 13µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Protein 1.3g 2.24g 2%
Fiber 2.3g 2.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 4.29g N/A
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 15g 2.38g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.293mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.111mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.3%
Contains more FatsFats +32.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.5%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/nutrients
  2. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/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.