Nutrition for Shiitake Mushroom (raw)

Shiitake Mushroom Nutrition Summary

One cup of raw shiitake mushroom (70 grams or 2.47 oz) contains 24 calories and 1.6 grams of protein. Shiitake mushroom consist of 90% water, 7% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Shiitake mushroom is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including potassium. It also contains significant amounts of dietary fiber, niacin, Vitamin B6 and phosphorus.

In one cup of raw shiitake mushroom:

• Calories: 24
• Protein: 1.6 g
• Sugar: 1.7 g
• Dietary fiber: 1.8 g
• Fat: 0.3 g
• Sodium: 6.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of saturated fat or cholesterol in shiitake mushroom.

See the Shiitake Mushroom Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Mushrooms, shiitake, raw.

Calories in Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake mushroom has 24 calories per cup or 34 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

68% of calories in shiitake mushroom are from carbohydrates, 23% of calories are from protein and 10% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Shiitake Mushroom

Some other fungi with similar calories to shiitake mushroom by weight:

• Oyster Mushroom: -1 calories
• Beech Mushroom: +1 calories
• Chanterelle Mushroom: -1 calories
• Enoki Mushroom: +2 calories

Protein in Shiitake Mushroom

One cup of Shiitake Mushroom has 1.6 grams of protein or about 3% of daily recommended intake. Although shiitake mushroom is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.

• Protein: 1.57 g
• Threonine: 0.09 g
• Isoleucine: 0.08 g
• Leucine: 0.13 g
• Lysine: 0.09 g
• Methionine: 0.02 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.08 g
• Valine: 0.1 g
• Histidine: 0.04 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan in shiitake mushroom.

Protein Similar to Shiitake Mushroom

Some other fungi with similar amounts of protein to shiitake mushroom by weight:

• Portabella Mushroom: -0.1 grams
• Beech Mushroom: -0.2 grams
• Crimini Mushroom: +0.2 grams
• Maitake Mushroom: -0.2 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Shiitake Mushroom

An good source of nutrients, raw shiitake mushroom contains abundant amounts of potassium. In fact, a single cup of shiitake mushroom contains 9% of recommended daily values or 212.8 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in shiitake mushroom (1 cup):

• Riboflavin: 0.2 mg
• Niacin: 2.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.2 mg
• Folate: 9.1 ug

Minerals in shiitake mushroom (1 cup):

• Calcium: 1.4 mg
• Potassium: 212.8 mg
• Iron: 0.3 mg
• Magnesium: 14 mg
• Zinc: 0.7 mg
• Selenium: 4 ug
• Phosphorus: 78.4 mg
• Copper: 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.2 mg

There is no significant amounts of choline, vitamin a, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin c, vitamin e, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in shiitake mushroom.

Similar to Shiitake Mushroom for Potassium

Here are some other fungi with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to shiitake mushroom:

• White Mushroom: +9.8 MG
• Mushroom: +9.8 MG
• Enoki Mushroom: +39 MG
• Portabella Mushroom: +42 MG

Shiitake Mushroom Nutrition Chart

Shiitake Mushroom in Cooking

Shiitake mushroom is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two pounds of shiitake mushroom.

Friends and Relatives of Shiitake Mushroom

Foods commonly cooked with shiitake mushroom:

• Bok Choy
• Bamboo Shoot
• Peas

Other similar relatives:

• Oyster Mushroom
• White Mushroom
• Portabella Mushroom