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Shiitake vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shiitake and chocolate cake different?

  • Shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate cake is richer in iron, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for shiitake is 24% higher.
  • Shiitake contains 7 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate cake. While shiitake contains 0.293mg of vitamin B6, chocolate cake contains only 0.041mg.
  • Shiitake has less sodium.

Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting are the varieties used in this article.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +49.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +292.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +393.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +614.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +840%
Contains more FolateFolate +107.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.43g 25%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.304mg 24%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 0.49g 15.1g 22%
Cholesterol 58mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.041mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 18%
Calories 34kcal 371kcal 17%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 1.137mg 17%
Carbs 6.79g 53.4g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 15%
Iron 0.41mg 1.61mg 15%
Sodium 9mg 315mg 13%
Selenium 5.7µg 11.9µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.141mg 11%
Copper 0.142mg 0.207mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Protein 2.24g 5.3g 6%
Calcium 2mg 60mg 6%
Potassium 304mg 140mg 5%
Folate 13µg 27µg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.6g 4%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.69mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 2%
Phosphorus 112mg 106mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 2.38g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.213mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +267.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2981.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +686.5%
Contains more OtherOther +143.2%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients

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

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