Shiitake vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shiitake and eggs?

Shiitake is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese; however, eggs are richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin D* and phosphorus.
Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 206% more.
Eggs have a lower glycemic index (0) than shiitake (32).

We used Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types 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.

Shiitake

Egg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+141.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+784.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2400%
Contains more IronIron	+190.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1308.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+440.4%

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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.

Shiitake

Egg

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5957.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+142.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+238.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.398mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.142mg	2mg	206%
Cholesterol		373mg	124%
Choline		293.8mg	53%
Selenium	5.7µg	30.8µg	46%
Vitamin B12		1.11µg	46%
Vitamin B3	3.877mg	0.064mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.513mg	23%
Protein	2.24g	12.58g	21%
Vitamin A		149µg	17%
Fats	0.49g	10.61g	16%
Saturated fat		3.267g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.293mg	0.121mg	13%
Iron	0.41mg	1.19mg	10%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Monounsaturated fat		4.077g	10%
Vitamin D*	18 IU	87 IU	9%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	2.2µg	9%
Phosphorus	112mg	172mg	9%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.026mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.414g	9%
Folate	13µg	44µg	8%
Vitamin E		1.03mg	7%
Calories	34kcal	155kcal	6%
Calcium	2mg	50mg	5%
Potassium	304mg	126mg	5%
Sodium	9mg	124mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.066mg	4%
Carbs	6.79g	1.12g	2%
Magnesium	20mg	10mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.5mg	1.398mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	123kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	294g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		1.7	N/A
Net carbs	4.29g	1.12g	N/A
Sugar	2.38g	1.12g	N/A
Zinc	1.03mg	1.05mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.153mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	0.604mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.111mg	0.686mg	0%
Leucine	0.189mg	1.075mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	0.904mg	0%
Methionine	0.033mg	0.392mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.111mg	0.668mg	0%
Valine	0.145mg	0.767mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.298mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.038g	N/A