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Shiitake vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shiitake and halva

  • Shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, yet halva is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, manganese, folate, and selenium.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 118% more than shiitake.
  • Shiitake contains 9 times more vitamin B5 than halva. While shiitake contains 1.5mg of vitamin B5, halva contains only 0.174mg.
  • The glycemic index of shiitake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +990%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more IronIron +1004.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +746.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +319.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +279.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +101.8%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +146.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +762.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.142mg 1.202mg 118%
Phosphorus 112mg 607mg 71%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 57%
Iron 0.41mg 4.53mg 52%
Magnesium 20mg 218mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.424mg 34%
Fats 0.49g 21.52g 32%
Zinc 1.03mg 4.32mg 30%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.873mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.174mg 27%
Calories 34kcal 469kcal 22%
Protein 2.24g 12.49g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 19%
Carbs 6.79g 60.49g 18%
Folate 13µg 65µg 13%
Selenium 5.7µg 11.5µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.088mg 10%
Sodium 9mg 195mg 8%
Fiber 2.5g 4.5g 8%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 2.856mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.348mg 4%
Potassium 304mg 187mg 3%
Calcium 2mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 55.99g N/A
Sugar 2.38g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2345.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +457.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4291.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +790.9%
Contains more OtherOther +147.3%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

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

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