Truffle vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between truffle and shiitake?

Truffle is richer in fiber, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, carbs, protein, calcium, and magnesium, while shiitake is higher in vitamin B5.
Truffle's daily need coverage for fiber is 270% higher.
Shiitake has 80 times less calcium than truffle. Truffle has 159mg of calcium, while shiitake has 2mg.
Truffle has a higher glycemic index (45) than shiitake (32).

We used Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Truffle

Shiitake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+315%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+148%
Contains more IronIron	+1334.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+748.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+661.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-74.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Truffle

Shiitake

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+192.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+211.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.015mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	70.1g	2.5g	270%
Manganese	1.951mg	0.23mg	75%
Selenium	43.4µg	5.7µg	69%
Iron	5.88mg	0.41mg	68%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.217mg	48%
Carbs	73.01g	6.79g	22%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	1.5mg	20%
Calcium	159mg	2mg	16%
Magnesium	83mg	20mg	15%
Vitamin B3	6.267mg	3.877mg	15%
Protein	9.25g	2.24g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.293mg	14%
Calories	284kcal	34kcal	13%
Potassium	754mg	304mg	13%
Phosphorus	184mg	112mg	10%
Folate	38µg	13µg	6%
Copper	0.183mg	0.142mg	5%
Zinc	1.32mg	1.03mg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	18 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Sodium	35mg	9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	6.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	307kcal	152kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	294g	N/A
Fats	0.73g	0.49g	0%
Net carbs	2.91g	4.29g	N/A
Sugar		2.38g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.015mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.111mg	0%
Leucine		0.189mg	0%
Lysine		0.134mg	0%
Methionine		0.033mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.111mg	0%
Valine		0.145mg	0%
Histidine		0.056mg	0%