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Shiitake vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shiitake and Chinese cabbage

  • Shiitake is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6, yet Chinese cabbage is richer in folate and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for shiitake is 28% higher.
  • Shiitake contains 11 times more selenium than Chinese cabbage. Shiitake contains 5.7µg of selenium, while Chinese cabbage contains 0.5µg.

Food types used in this article are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +576.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +442.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +202.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1040%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5150%
Contains more IronIron +95.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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%
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +675.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1604.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +407.7%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 45mg 50%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.088mg 28%
Vitamin A 223µg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 0.5mg 21%
Copper 0.142mg 0.021mg 13%
Folate 13µg 66µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.07mg 11%
Phosphorus 112mg 37mg 11%
Calcium 2mg 105mg 10%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.5µg 9%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.19mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.194mg 8%
Fiber 2.5g 1g 6%
Iron 0.41mg 0.8mg 5%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.159mg 3%
Potassium 304mg 252mg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Carbs 6.79g 2.18g 2%
Sodium 9mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 1%
Calories 34kcal 13kcal 1%
Protein 2.24g 1.5g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 1.18g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 2.38g 1.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.026mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.3%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.5%
~equal in Water ~95.32g
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/nutrients
  2. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/nutrients

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

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