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Spinach raw vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spinach raw and shiitake

  • Spinach raw is higher in folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, and calcium, yet shiitake is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily folate needs 45% more than shiitake.
  • Spinach raw contains 50 times more calcium than shiitake. While spinach raw contains 99mg of calcium, shiitake contains only 2mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Spinach, raw and Mushrooms, shiitake, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +295%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.6%
Contains more IronIron +561%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +290%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470%
~equal in Copper ~0.142mg

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1392.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.3%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Vitamin A 469µg 52%
Folate 194µg 13µg 45%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 1.5mg 29%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.23mg 29%
Iron 2.71mg 0.41mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 3.877mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Magnesium 79mg 20mg 14%
Calcium 99mg 2mg 10%
Phosphorus 49mg 112mg 9%
Selenium 1µg 5.7µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.293mg 8%
Potassium 558mg 304mg 7%
Zinc 0.53mg 1.03mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.015mg 5%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Sodium 79mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.217mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Calories 23kcal 34kcal 1%
Protein 2.86g 2.24g 1%
Copper 0.13mg 0.142mg 1%
Fiber 2.2g 2.5g 1%
Carbs 3.63g 6.79g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 4.29g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 2.38g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.111mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.056mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.7%
Contains more OtherOther +132.4%
Contains more FatsFats +25.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.1%
~equal in Water ~89.74g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 2.38 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2063.6%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.