Shiitake
Description
Shiitake is a large, umbrella-shaped mushroom brown-black in color. A meaty flavor allows this variety a place in salads, meat dishes and sauces, whether raw or cooked.
Available year-round.
Caloric Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Calories: | 40 | 11 |
| Protein: | 1.12 | .34 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 10.28 | 2.71 gm |
| Fiber: | 1.41 | .41 gm |
| Total fats: | .16 | .04 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .040 | .009 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .019 | .016 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 | 0 mg |
1. Cooked - 4 mushrooms, 72 grams
2. Dried - 1 mushroom, 3 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 0 | 0 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | - | - | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .122 | .046 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | - | - | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | 1.08 | .508 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | - | - | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | .2 | .1 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | - | 30 IU |
1. Cooked - 4 mushrooms, 72 grams
2. Dried - 1 mushroom, 3 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 2 | 0 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | - | - | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .32 | .06 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 10 | 5 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 21 | 11 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 85 | 55 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 3 | 0 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | - | 15 mg |
1. Cooked - 4 mushrooms, 72 grams
2. Dried - 1 mushroom, 3 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Tryptophan: | .003 | .001 gm |
| Threonine: | .049 | .018 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .040 | .015 gm |
| Leucine: | .067 | .024 gm |
| Lysine: | .034 | .012 gm |
| Methionine: | .018 | .006 gm |
| Cysteine: | .019 | .007 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .048 | .017 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .032 | .012 gm |
| Valine: | .048 | .017 gm |
| Arginine: | .32 | .06 gm |
| Histidine: | 10 | 5 gm |
| Alanine: | - | - gm |
| Aspartic acid: | 21 | 11 gm |
| Glutamic Acid: | 85 | 55 gm |
| Glycine: | - | - gm |
| Proline: | 3 | 0 gm |
| Serine: | - | - gm |
1. Cooked - 4 mushrooms, 72 grams
2. Dried - 1 mushroom, 3 grams
References
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
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