Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat bread
versus
chanterelle mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom:
Whole wheat bread is high in calories and chanterelle mushroom has 88% less calories than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 265 calories per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 32 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, whole wheat bread is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to chanterelle mushroom for fat. Whole wheat bread has a macronutrient ratio of 20:65:14 and for chanterelle mushroom, 16:72:13 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Whole Wheat Bread | Chanterelle Mushroom | |
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Protein | 20% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 72% |
Fat | 14% | 13% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whole wheat bread is high in carbohydrates and chanterelle mushroom has 84% less carbohydrates than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 43.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 6.9g of carbohydrates.
Both whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom are high in dietary fiber. Whole wheat bread has 95% more dietary fiber than chanterelle mushroom - whole wheat bread has 7.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 3.8g of dietary fiber.
Chanterelle mushroom has 4.5 times less sugar than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 6.4g of sugar per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 1.2g of sugar.
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of protein and it has 797% more protein than chanterelle mushroom - whole wheat bread has 13.4g of protein per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 1.5g of protein.
Both whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom are low in saturated fat - whole wheat bread has 0.87g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - whole wheat bread has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chanterelle mushroom is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than whole wheat bread - chanterelle mushroom has 212iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and whole wheat bread does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread has more Vitamin E than chanterelle mushroom - whole wheat bread has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole wheat bread has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat bread has more thiamin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, chanterelle mushroom contains more pantothenic acid. Both whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Whole Wheat Bread | Chanterelle Mushroom | |
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Thiamin | 0.279 MG | 0.015 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.131 MG | 0.215 MG |
Niacin | 4.042 MG | 4.085 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.336 MG | 1.075 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.263 MG | 0.044 MG |
Folate | 75 UG | 2 UG |
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 587% more calcium than chanterelle mushroom - whole wheat bread has 103mg of calcium per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 15mg of calcium.
Both whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom are high in iron. Chanterelle mushroom has 39% more iron than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 3.5mg of iron.
Both whole wheat bread and chanterelle mushroom are high in potassium. Chanterelle mushroom has 120% more potassium than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 230mg of potassium per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom has 506mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Whole Wheat Bread (Bread, multi-grain (includes whole-grain)) and Chanterelle Mushroom (Mushrooms, Chanterelle, raw) .
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