Shiitake vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shiitake and millet flour

Shiitake is higher in vitamin B2, yet millet flour is higher in selenium, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
Millet flour covers your daily selenium needs 49% more than shiitake.
Shiitake contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than millet flour. While shiitake contains 0.217mg of vitamin B2, millet flour contains only 0.073mg.
The glycemic index of shiitake is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Millet flour.

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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

Millet flour

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+35.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+495%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more IronIron	+861%
Contains more CopperCopper	+276.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+335.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+473.7%

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

Millet flour

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+197.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2653.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27%
Contains more FolateFolate	+223.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	5.7µg	32.7µg	49%
Iron	0.41mg	3.94mg	44%
Copper	0.142mg	0.535mg	44%
Manganese	0.23mg	1.002mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.413mg	33%
Starch		69.88g	29%
Phosphorus	112mg	285mg	25%
Magnesium	20mg	119mg	24%
Carbs	6.79g	75.12g	23%
Calories	34kcal	382kcal	17%
Polyunsaturated fat		2.618g	17%
Protein	2.24g	10.75g	17%
Zinc	1.03mg	2.63mg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.877mg	6.02mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.073mg	11%
Folate	13µg	42µg	7%
Fats	0.49g	4.25g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.293mg	0.372mg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.5mg	1.267mg	5%
Fiber	2.5g	3.5g	4%
Monounsaturated fat		0.924g	2%
Saturated fat		0.536g	2%
Vitamin D	18IU		2%
Potassium	304mg	224mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Calcium	2mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Net carbs	4.29g	71.62g	N/A
Sugar	2.38g	1.66g	N/A
Sodium	9mg	4mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.002g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.17mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.111mg	0.473mg	0%
Leucine	0.189mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.033mg	0.319mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.111mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	0.145mg	0.584mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.549g	N/A