Peanut vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between peanuts and shiitake

Peanuts are higher than shiitake in copper, manganese, folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and zinc.
Peanuts cover your daily copper needs 111% more than shiitake.
Peanuts contain 43 times more vitamin B1 than shiitake. While peanuts contain 0.64mg of vitamin B1, shiitake contains only 0.015mg.
The glycemic index of peanuts is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Peanuts, all types, 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.

Peanut

Shiitake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+740%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+131.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1017.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+705.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+235.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+740.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50%

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.

Peanut

Shiitake

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+211.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1746.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.144mg	0.142mg	111%
Polyunsaturated fat	15.558g		104%
Fats	49.24g	0.49g	75%
Manganese	1.934mg	0.23mg	74%
Monounsaturated fat	24.426g		61%
Folate	240µg	13µg	57%
Vitamin E	8.33mg		56%
Iron	4.58mg	0.41mg	52%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.015mg	52%
Vitamin B3	12.066mg	3.877mg	51%
Protein	25.8g	2.24g	47%
Phosphorus	376mg	112mg	38%
Magnesium	168mg	20mg	35%
Saturated fat	6.279g		29%
Calories	567kcal	34kcal	27%
Fiber	8.5g	2.5g	24%
Zinc	3.27mg	1.03mg	20%
Potassium	705mg	304mg	12%
Choline	52.5mg		10%
Calcium	92mg	2mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.217mg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.767mg	1.5mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.293mg	4%
Carbs	16.13g	6.79g	3%
Selenium	7.2µg	5.7µg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	18 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	6.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	220kcal	152kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	294g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4		N/A
Net carbs	7.63g	4.29g	N/A
Sugar	4.72g	2.38g	N/A
Sodium	18mg	9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.25mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.883mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.907mg	0.111mg	0%
Leucine	1.672mg	0.189mg	0%
Lysine	0.926mg	0.134mg	0%
Methionine	0.317mg	0.033mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.377mg	0.111mg	0%
Valine	1.082mg	0.145mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.056mg	0%