Ancho peppers, dried leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Ancho peppers, dried comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Shiitake mushrooms, raw for more protein, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g6.59 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g19.97 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g7.35 g
- Total sugarsless is better—7 g
- Total fat2.92 g1.44 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg26.47 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg894.12 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN21.71 mg5.88 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg1.21 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg58.82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 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.

