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Shiitake vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shiitake and barley

  • Shiitake has more vitamin B5; however, barley has more manganese, fiber, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for manganese is 74% more.
  • Shiitake has 5 times more vitamin B5 than barley. Shiitake has 1.5mg of vitamin B5, while barley has 0.282mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Barley, hulled.

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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 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +565%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.7%
Contains more IronIron +778%
Contains more CopperCopper +250.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +744.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +561.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Barley
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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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +431.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.318mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.23mg 1.943mg 74%
Fiber 2.5g 17.3g 59%
Selenium 5.7µg 37.7µg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.646mg 53%
Copper 0.142mg 0.498mg 40%
Iron 0.41mg 3.6mg 40%
Magnesium 20mg 133mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.282mg 24%
Carbs 6.79g 73.48g 22%
Phosphorus 112mg 264mg 22%
Protein 2.24g 12.48g 20%
Zinc 1.03mg 2.77mg 16%
Calories 34kcal 354kcal 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.108g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.285mg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 4.604mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Potassium 304mg 452mg 4%
Calcium 2mg 33mg 3%
Fats 0.49g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.482g 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.318mg 2%
Folate 13µg 19µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 4.29g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 2.38g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 9mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +850.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +457.1%
Contains more FatsFats +369.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +982.2%
Contains more OtherOther +210.8%

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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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