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Currant vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between currants and shiitake

  • Currants have more iron and fiber; however, shiitake has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
  • Shiitake's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 29% more.
  • Currants have 17 times more calcium than shiitake. Currants have 33mg of calcium, while shiitake has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Currants, red, and white, 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more IronIron +143.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +347.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +334%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3777%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +318.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.5%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 46%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1.5mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 3.877mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.293mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.217mg 13%
Phosphorus 44mg 112mg 10%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.7µg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Fiber 4.3g 2.5g 7%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.03mg 7%
Iron 1mg 0.41mg 7%
Copper 0.107mg 0.142mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 0g 4%
Calcium 33mg 2mg 3%
Carbs 13.8g 6.79g 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.23mg 2%
Protein 1.4g 2.24g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.015mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Calories 56kcal 34kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Potassium 275mg 304mg 1%
Folate 8µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 4.29g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 2.38g N/A
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 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 +103.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more OtherOther +13.8%
~equal in Water ~89.74g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 2.38 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +35.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.