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Mushrooms, Shiitake

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About This Food

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

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