Tamarind vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between tamarind and shiitake
- Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, fiber, and potassium; however, shiitake is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and selenium.
- Tamarind covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 34% more than shiitake.
- Shiitake has 7 times less iron than tamarind. Tamarind has 2.8mg of iron, while shiitake has 0.41mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Tamarinds, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +360% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3600% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +106.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +582.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +65.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +930% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -67.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +338.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2753.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +42.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +100.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +949% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +343.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B1 | 0.428mg | 0.015mg | 34% |
Iron | 2.8mg | 0.41mg | 30% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.143mg | 1.5mg | 27% |
Carbs | 62.5g | 6.79g | 19% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.066mg | 0.293mg | 17% |
Magnesium | 92mg | 20mg | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.938mg | 3.877mg | 12% |
Calories | 239kcal | 34kcal | 10% |
Fiber | 5.1g | 2.5g | 10% |
Manganese | 0.23mg | 10% | |
Potassium | 628mg | 304mg | 10% |
Zinc | 0.1mg | 1.03mg | 8% |
Selenium | 1.3µg | 5.7µg | 8% |
Calcium | 74mg | 2mg | 7% |
Copper | 0.086mg | 0.142mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.152mg | 0.217mg | 5% |
Vitamin C | 3.5mg | 4% | |
Choline | 8.6mg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Protein | 2.8g | 2.24g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
Sodium | 28mg | 9mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.272g | 1% | |
Fats | 0.6g | 0.49g | 0% |
Net carbs | 57.4g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 38.8g | 2.38g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 113mg | 112mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
Folate | 14µg | 13µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.181g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.059g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.018mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.189mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.139mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.014mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.145mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25% |
Contains more FatsFats | +22.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +820.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +264.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +185.8% |