Brie vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between brie and surimi

Brie is higher in vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, vitamin B6, and folate, yet surimi is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
Brie covers your daily saturated fat needs 86% more than surimi.
Brie contains 33 times more folate than surimi. While brie contains 65µg of folate, surimi contains only 2µg.
The amount of saturated fat in surimi is lower.
The glycemic index of brie is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, brie and Fish, surimi.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Brie

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1944.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.7%
Contains more IronIron	+92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+621.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+209.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+93.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Brie

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+770%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+885.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+683.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3150%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+162.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.41g	0.191g	78%
Fats	27.68g	0.9g	41%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.021mg	38%
Selenium	14.5µg	28.1µg	25%
Cholesterol	100mg	30mg	23%
Sodium	629mg	143mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	0.149g	20%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.33mg	19%
Calcium	184mg	9mg	18%
Vitamin A	174µg	20µg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.03mg	16%
Folate	65µg	2µg	16%
Phosphorus	188mg	282mg	13%
Calories	334kcal	99kcal	12%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.07mg	12%
Protein	20.75g	15.18g	11%
Magnesium	20mg	43mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.02mg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Iron	0.5mg	0.26mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.63mg	3%
Choline	15.4mg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	0.443g	3%
Carbs	0.45g	6.85g	2%
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	1.6µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0.1µg	2%
Potassium	152mg	112mg	1%
Copper	0.019mg	0.032mg	1%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	0.22mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.2g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	161kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	101g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.45g	6.85g	N/A
Sugar	0.45g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A