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, protein, vitamin B2, fats, and iron.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
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