Nutrition facts · Vegetables
Calories in Dried shiitake mushrooms
Dried shiitake mushrooms have 296 calories per 100 g, and a single dried mushroom (3.6 g) has about 11 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates, at 75.4 g per 100 g, with 11.5 g of that as fiber, plus a modest 9.6 g of protein and very little fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 86% · Fat 3% · Protein 11%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 296 kcal | 9.6 g | 75.4 g | 1 g |
| 1 mushroom | 3.6 g | 11 kcal | 0.3 g | 2.7 g | 0 g |
| 4 mushrooms | 15 g | 44 kcal | 1.4 g | 11.3 g | 0.1 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 296 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 9.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 75.4 g |
| of which sugars | 2.2 g |
| Fiber | 11.5 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| of which saturated | 0.2 g |
| Sodium | 13 mg |
What changes the calories
- Drying removes most of the water, so dried shiitake are far more calorie-dense by weight than fresh ones, even though each mushroom keeps roughly the same calories.
- Soaking rehydrates the mushrooms and makes them much heavier without adding calories, so a soaked weight will not match the dried figures.
- Sautéing or stir-frying adds the calories of any oil or butter the mushrooms absorb, and they soak up fat readily.
- Size varies a lot between dried mushrooms, so counting pieces is less precise than weighing them.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh the mushrooms dry, before soaking, and log them as dried shiitake so the numbers match the form you weighed.
- If you only have the soaked weight, log fresh or cooked shiitake instead of dried, because water has made them heavier.
- Log any cooking oil, soy sauce or other sauce separately, or scan the finished dish with a photo in BerryFit to capture the whole meal.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one dried shiitake mushroom?
One dried shiitake mushroom weighing about 3.6 g has around 11 calories. Four mushrooms (15 g) have about 44 calories.
Why are dried shiitake so high in calories per 100 g?
Drying removes water and concentrates everything that's left, so 100 g of dried shiitake holds many more mushrooms than 100 g of fresh. Per mushroom, the calories are small.
Are dried shiitake mushrooms high in protein?
They have 9.6 g of protein per 100 g, but carbs are the main source of calories at 75.4 g per 100 g. A typical serving of a few mushrooms adds only a little protein, such as 1.4 g in four mushrooms.
Does soaking dried shiitake change the calories?
Soaking adds only water, so the mushrooms keep the same calories but weigh more. That's why it's best to weigh them dry when logging.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Mushrooms, shiitake, dried, FDC ID 168436); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
