Ancho peppers, dried leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Ancho peppers, dried comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Shiitake mushrooms, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.22 g2.79 g
- Carbohydrate18.3 g25.7 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g3.75 g
- Total sugarsless is better—6.86 g
- Total fat2.92 g0.39 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.09 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better15.3 mg7.14 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN858.01 mg208.93 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN21.71 mg5.36 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg0.79 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN40.21 mg25 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.71 mg0.54 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

