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Shiitake vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shiitake and welsh onion

  • Shiitake has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, and copper, while welsh onion has more iron.
  • Shiitake's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 27% higher.
  • Welsh onion contains 10 times less vitamin B3 than shiitake. Shiitake contains 3.877mg of vitamin B3, while welsh onion contains 0.4mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Onions, welsh, raw.

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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 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +67.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more IronIron +197.6%

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +869.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +787.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +306.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +23.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Vitamin C 27mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.169mg 27%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 0.4mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.072mg 17%
Iron 0.41mg 1.22mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.09mg 10%
Phosphorus 112mg 49mg 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.6µg 9%
Copper 0.142mg 0.07mg 8%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.52mg 5%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.137mg 4%
Potassium 304mg 212mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.05mg 3%
Calcium 2mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Folate 13µg 16µg 1%
Choline 5.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 1%
Protein 2.24g 1.9g 1%
Calories 34kcal 34kcal 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 6.79g 6.5g 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 2.38g 2.18g N/A
Fiber 2.5g 2.4g 0%
Sodium 9mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.033mg 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% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.9%
Contains more FatsFats +22.5%
~equal in Carbs ~6.5g
~equal in Water ~90.5g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

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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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/nutrients

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

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