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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
1.3 g
Fats:
0.37 g
Carbs:
31.89 g
Water:
65.28 g
Other:
1.16 g
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% |