Shiitake vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shiitake and caviar

Shiitake has more vitamin B3; however, caviar is richer in iron, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B1.
Caviar covers your daily iron needs 143% more than shiitake.
Caviar has 32 times less vitamin B3 than shiitake. Shiitake has 3.877mg of vitamin B3, while caviar has 0.12mg.
Shiitake contains less sodium.
Shiitake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shiitake is 32, while the glycemic index of caviar is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+360%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13650%
Contains more IronIron	+2797.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1049.1%

~equal in Zinc ~0.95mg

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

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+3130.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+284.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		20µg	833%
Cholesterol		588mg	196%
Iron	0.41mg	11.88mg	143%
Selenium	5.7µg	65.5µg	109%
Choline		490.9mg	89%
Magnesium	20mg	300mg	67%
Sodium	9mg	1500mg	65%
Polyunsaturated fat		7.405g	49%
Protein	2.24g	24.6g	45%
Vitamin B5	1.5mg	3.5mg	40%
Phosphorus	112mg	356mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.62mg	31%
Vitamin A		271µg	30%
Fats	0.49g	17.9g	27%
Calcium	2mg	275mg	27%
Vitamin B3	3.877mg	0.12mg	23%
Saturated fat		4.06g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.19mg	15%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	2.9µg	13%
Vitamin E		1.89mg	13%
Calories	34kcal	264kcal	12%
Vitamin D*	18 IU	117 IU	12%
Monounsaturated fat		4.631g	12%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Folate	13µg	50µg	9%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.05mg	8%
Potassium	304mg	181mg	4%
Copper	0.142mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.293mg	0.32mg	2%
Carbs	6.79g	4g	1%
Zinc	1.03mg	0.95mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	294g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3	N/A
Net carbs	4.29g	4g	N/A
Sugar	2.38g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.111mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.189mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.033mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.111mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.145mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.229g	N/A