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Truffle vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are truffle and true morels different?

  • Truffle is richer in fiber, selenium, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, magnesium, and calcium, while true morels are higher in iron, copper, and vitamin D.
  • Truffle covers your daily need for fiber, 269% more than true morels.
  • Truffle contains 20 times more selenium than true morels. Truffle contains 43.4µg of selenium, while true morels contain 2.2µg.
  • Truffle has a higher glycemic index (45) than true morels (32).

Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Mushrooms, morel, raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +336.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +269.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +232.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1872.7%
Contains more IronIron +107.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +241.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
~equal in Phosphorus ~194mg

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% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 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 0% 0% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.44mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Truffle True morels DV% diff.
Fiber 70.1g 2.8g 269%
Iron 5.88mg 12.18mg 79%
Selenium 43.4µg 2.2µg 75%
Manganese 1.951mg 0.587mg 59%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.205mg 49%
Copper 0.183mg 0.625mg 49%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Vitamin B3 6.267mg 2.252mg 25%
Carbs 73.01g 5.1g 23%
Magnesium 83mg 19mg 15%
Calories 284kcal 31kcal 13%
Protein 9.25g 3.12g 12%
Calcium 159mg 43mg 12%
Potassium 754mg 411mg 10%
Folate 38µg 9µg 7%
Zinc 1.32mg 2.03mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.069mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.136mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 0.44mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 21mg 1%
Phosphorus 184mg 194mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.57g 0%
Net carbs 2.91g 2.3g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0.065g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +196.5%
Contains more FatsFats +28.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1331.6%
Contains more OtherOther +38.1%
Contains more WaterWater +505.5%

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/nutrients
  2. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/nutrients

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

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