Food Facts: Mushrooms - Nutritional Information

White
85g raw		 Crimini
85g raw		 Portabella
85g raw		 Shiitake
85g cooked
Calories 21 19 22 47
Protein g 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.3
Fat g .3 .1 .2 .2
Fibre g 1.0 .5 1.3 1.8
Riboflavin %DV 21 25 24 18
Niacin %DV 17 16 19 6
Copper %DV 21 20 17 38
Selenium %DV 11 32 13 30


Source: USDA Database for Standard Reference, Release 14.

Mushrooms are good to excellent sources of riboflavin, niacin, copper and selenium. In fact, mushrooms are the only type of produce that is a good source of selenium. Selenium is an essential mineral that works closely with Vitamin E to produce antioxidants. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals which can damage cells and increase the risk of cancer and other diseases of aging.