Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
shiitake mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and shiitake mushroom:
Oat is high in calories and shiitake mushroom has 91% less calories than oat - shiitake mushroom has 34 calories per 100 grams and oat has 389 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to shiitake mushroom for carbs. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for shiitake mushroom, 23:68:10 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oats | Shiitake Mushroom | |
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Protein | 17% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 68% |
Fat | 16% | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and shiitake mushroom has 90% less carbohydrates than oat - shiitake mushroom has 6.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat has 66.3g of carbohydrates.
Both shiitake mushroom and oats are high in dietary fiber. Oat has 324% more dietary fiber than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 2.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber.
Oat has less sugar than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 2.4g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 654% more protein than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 2.2g of protein per 100 grams and oat has 16.9g of protein.
Shiitake mushroom has less saturated fat than oat - oat has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and shiitake mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Shiitake mushroom has more Vitamin D than oat - shiitake mushroom has 18iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin and folate, however, shiitake mushroom contains more niacin and Vitamin B6. Both oats and shiitake mushroom contain significant amounts of riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
Oats | Shiitake Mushroom | |
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Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.015 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.217 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 3.877 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 1.5 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.293 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 13 UG |
Oat is a great source of calcium and it has 26 times more calcium than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 2mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat has 54mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 10 times more iron than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 0.41mg of iron per 100 grams and oat has 4.7mg of iron.
Both shiitake mushroom and oats are high in potassium. Oat has 41% more potassium than shiitake mushroom - shiitake mushroom has 304mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat has 429mg 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: Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Shiitake Mushroom (Mushrooms, shiitake, raw) .
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