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Mushrooms, Shiitake

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About This Food

Description Selecting & Storing Special Diets Benefits Nutrition & Macros
Description

Shiitake mushrooms are a meaty-flavored mushroom that have been long prized by the Chinese for their culinary and medicinal value.

Fresh shiitakes are delicious stir-fried, sauteed, or marinated and grilled. Dried shiitakes can be reconstituted by soaking in hot water for about 20 minutes.

Shiitake mushrooms contain powerful cancer-fighting phytonutrients including lentinan (a beta-glucan) and L-ergothioneine as well as ergosterol, which can be converted by sunlight into vitamin D.

Selecting & Storing

Choose plump mushrooms with no signs of sliminess. Store fresh shiitake mushrooms in a paper bag in the crisper of the refrigerator. Store dried shiitake in a cool, dark place.

Special diets
  • Autoimmune Paleo Diet
  • Candida Diet
  • Diabetic
  • Elimination Diet
  • Gluten-Free Diet
  • Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Diet
  • Grain-Free Diet
  • Low Carb Diet
  • Low Histamine Diet
  • Low Oxalate Diet
  • Paleo Diet (Light)
  • Paleo Diet (Strict)
  • PCOS Diet
  • Pescetarian Diet
  • Primal Diet
  • Thyroid Diet
  • Vegetarian Diet
  • Whole Food
Benefits
Excellent Source of
Good Source of
  • Niacin
Preferences
  • No Fish
  • No Red Meat
  • No Pork
  • No Eggs
  • No Shellfish
  • No Gluten
  • No Nuts
  • No Seeds
  • No Soy
  • No Dairy
  • No Poultry
  • No Coconut
  • No Pseudograins
  • No Citrus
  • No Corn
  • No Yeast
  • No Peanuts
  • No Nightshade
  • No Legumes
  • No Grains
  • Low Carbohydrate
  • Low Cholesterol
  • Low Fat
  • Low Sodium
  • Low Sugars
  • Low Saturated Fat
Nutrition & Macros
Nutrition Information

Serving size: 2 ounce(s)mushrooms

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Calories: 27

Omega-6 / Omega-3 ratio: 0 : 1

Macronutrients
Amount
Total Fat
0.2 g
Saturated Fat
0.02 g
Monounsaturated Fat
0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.08 g
Trans Fat
0 g
Essential Fatty Acids (Omega-3)
0 g
ALA
0 mg
EPA
0 mg,
DHA
0 mg,
Conjugated Linoleic Acid(CLA)
0 mg
Cholesterol
0 mg
Total Carbohydrate
4.3 g
Net Carbohydrate
2.28 g
Sugars
0.17 g
Fiber
2.02 g
Protein
1.93 g
Sugar Alcohols
0 g
Vitamins
Amount
% Daily Value*
Vitamin A
0 IU
0%
Vitamin C
0 mg
0%
Vitamin D
11.76 IU
3%
Vitamin E
0 IU
0%
Vitamin B6
0.1 mg
5%
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
0%
Vitamin K
0 mg
0%
Folate
7.84 mcg
2%
Niacin
2.17 mg
11%
Riboflavin
0.15 mg
9%
Thiamin
0.06 mg
4%
Choline
33.26 mg
6%
Minerals
Calcium
1.12 mg
0%
Copper
0.09 mg
4%
Iron
0.3 mg
2%
Magnesium
10.64 mg
3%
Manganese
0.12 mg
6%
Phosphorous
62.16 mg
6%
Potassium
182.56 mg
5%
Selenium
3.53 mcg
5%
Sodium
2.8 mg
0%
Zinc
0.54 mg
4%
Phytonutrients
Alpha-carotene
0 mcg
Beta-carotene
0 mcg
Beta-cryptoxanthin
0 mcg
Lutein + zeaxanthin
0 mcg
Lycopene
0 mcg
Tags:
autoimmune paleo candida diabetic elimination gluten-free gluten-free/dairy-free grain-free low carb low histamine low oxalate paleo (light) paleo (strict) pcos pescetarian primal thyroid vegetarian whole food no citrus no coconut no corn no dairy no eggs no fish no gluten no grains no legumes no nightshade no nuts no peanuts no pork no poultry no pseudograins no red meat no seeds no shellfish no soy no yeast
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