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Shiitake vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shiitake and plantain raw

  • Shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and copper, yet plantain raw is higher in potassium.
  • Shiitake covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 25% more than plantain raw.
  • Shiitake contains 7 times more zinc than plantain raw. While shiitake contains 1.03mg of zinc, plantain raw contains only 0.14mg.
  • The amount of sugar in shiitake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Plantains, 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +635.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +229.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.1%
Contains more IronIron +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%

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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +301.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +465.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.2%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.299mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Plantain raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.26mg 25%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 0.686mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.054mg 13%
Phosphorus 112mg 34mg 11%
Manganese 0.23mg 10%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.5µg 8%
Carbs 6.79g 31.89g 8%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.14mg 8%
Copper 0.142mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 6%
Potassium 304mg 499mg 6%
Calories 34kcal 122kcal 4%
Magnesium 20mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Iron 0.41mg 0.6mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Folate 13µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Protein 2.24g 1.3g 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.3g 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 29.59g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 2.38g 15g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.299mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.064mg 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
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.3%
Contains more FatsFats +32.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.8%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/nutrients

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

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