Shiitake Nutrition

For information on the nutritional value of Shiitake mushrooms, please view the images below.

Shiitake also have the following nutrients:

Niacin: 55mg/100g

Thiamin: 7.8mg/100g

Riboflavin: 5mg/100g

Lentinan, a water-soluble polysaccharide, extracted from the mushrooms, is an approved anti-cancer drug in Japan.

There have been hundreds of papers published over the last twenty years about the health benefits of Shiitake.

A small percentage of people may be allergic to Shiitake which may be avoided by properly cooking your mushrooms.