Shiitake vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shiitake and oysters?

Shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, oysters is richer in zinc, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, phosphorus, and calcium.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 705% more.
Oysters contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than shiitake. Shiitake contains 0.293mg of vitamin B6, while oysters contains 0.061mg.
Oysters has a lower glycemic index (0) than shiitake (32).

We used Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat 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

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5700%
Contains more IronIron	+2146.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3919%
Contains more ZincZinc	+7531.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+593%

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+235.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+380.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		17.5µg	729%
Zinc	1.03mg	78.6mg	705%
Copper	0.142mg	5.707mg	618%
Iron	0.41mg	9.21mg	110%
Selenium	5.7µg	39.5µg	61%
Cholesterol		79mg	26%
Choline		130mg	24%
Vitamin B5	1.5mg	0.447mg	21%
Protein	2.24g	11.42g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.293mg	0.061mg	18%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.591mg	16%
Vitamin B3	3.877mg	1.85mg	13%
Phosphorus	112mg	194mg	12%
Calcium	2mg	116mg	11%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.056g	7%
Sodium	9mg	166mg	7%
Potassium	304mg	139mg	5%
Fats	0.49g	3.42g	5%
Saturated fat		0.948g	4%
Magnesium	20mg	35mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.18mg	3%
Calories	34kcal	102kcal	3%
Vitamin A		26µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.036mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Vitamin D	18IU	2IU	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.506g	1%
Carbs	6.79g	5.45g	0%
Net carbs	4.29g	5.45g	N/A
Sugar	2.38g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Folate	13µg	14µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.111mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	0.189mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.033mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.111mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.145mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A