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Shiitake vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shiitake and marshmallow

  • Shiitake is richer than marshmallow in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for shiitake is 30% higher.
  • Shiitake contains 217 times more vitamin B2 than marshmallow. Shiitake contains 0.217mg of vitamin B2, while marshmallow contains 0.001mg.
  • Shiitake has a lower glycemic index than marshmallow.

Food types used in this article are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Candies, marshmallows.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5980%
Contains more IronIron +78.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4870.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.005mg 30%
Carbs 6.79g 81.3g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 0.078mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.003mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.001mg 17%
Phosphorus 112mg 8mg 15%
Calories 34kcal 318kcal 14%
Fiber 2.5g 0.1g 10%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.008mg 10%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.04mg 9%
Potassium 304mg 5mg 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 1.7µg 7%
Copper 0.142mg 0.097mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 2mg 4%
Sodium 9mg 80mg 3%
Folate 13µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.41mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.001mg 1%
Protein 2.24g 1.8g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 81.2g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 2.38g 57.56g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.4%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more WaterWater +447.2%
Contains more OtherOther +146.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1097.3%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients

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

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