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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, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B3, while shiitake is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B6.
  • 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

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% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
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

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 6% 0% 0% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8%
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 Truffle Shiitake 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%

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
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +312.9%
Contains more FatsFats +49%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +975.3%
Contains more OtherOther +198.6%
Contains more WaterWater +506.4%

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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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.