Shiitake vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shiitake and liver different?

Liver has more iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than shiitake.
Daily need coverage for iron for liver is 219% higher.
Liver has a lower glycemic index (0) than shiitake (32).

Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised are the varieties used 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

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+102.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+4270.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+346.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+552.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+115.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1084.2%

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

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+912%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+218.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1153.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		18.67µg	778%
Vitamin A		5405µg	601%
Iron	0.41mg	17.92mg	219%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	2.196mg	152%
Cholesterol		355mg	118%
Selenium	5.7µg	67.5µg	112%
Vitamin B5	1.5mg	4.774mg	65%
Copper	0.142mg	0.634mg	55%
Zinc	1.03mg	6.72mg	52%
Protein	2.24g	26.02g	48%
Folate	13µg	163µg	38%
Vitamin B3	3.877mg	8.435mg	28%
Vitamin C		23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.293mg	0.57mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.258mg	20%
Phosphorus	112mg	241mg	18%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.05g	7%
Calories	34kcal	165kcal	7%
Fats	0.49g	4.4g	6%
Saturated fat		1.41g	6%
Potassium	304mg	150mg	5%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.3mg	3%
Vitamin D	18IU		2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.63g	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	9mg	49mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	6.79g	3.76g	1%
Calcium	2mg	10mg	1%
Net carbs	4.29g	3.76g	N/A
Sugar	2.38g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.111mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	0.189mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.033mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.111mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.145mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.04g	N/A