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Garlic vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between garlic and shiitake

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, calcium, copper, iron, selenium, and vitamin B1; however, shiitake is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 72% more than shiitake.
  • Garlic has 91 times more calcium than shiitake. While garlic has 181mg of calcium, shiitake has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Garlic, 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.9%
Contains more IronIron +314.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +627%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +149.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.1%

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.
Garlic
6
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +321.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +453.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.293mg 72%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.23mg 63%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 3.877mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 1.5mg 18%
Calcium 181mg 2mg 18%
Copper 0.299mg 0.142mg 17%
Iron 1.7mg 0.41mg 16%
Selenium 14.2µg 5.7µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.015mg 15%
Carbs 33.06g 6.79g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.217mg 8%
Protein 6.36g 2.24g 8%
Phosphorus 153mg 112mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 34kcal 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Folate 3µg 13µg 3%
Potassium 401mg 304mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 2.5g 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.03mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 4.29g N/A
Sugar 1g 2.38g N/A
Sodium 17mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.111mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 ProteinProtein +183.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +386.9%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
Contains more WaterWater +53.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.49g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.