Cream cheese vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cream cheese and surimi?

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and calcium, while surimi is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Cream cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 100% higher.
Surimi has 17 times less vitamin A than cream cheese. Cream cheese has 1111IU of vitamin A, while surimi has 67IU.
Surimi is lower in saturated fat.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than cream cheese (0).

We used Cheese, cream and Fish, surimi types in this comparison.

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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.

Cream cheese

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+977.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+377.8%
Contains more IronIron	+136.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+163.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+226.7%

~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

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.

Cream cheese

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1440%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+995.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+638.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2000%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+141.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+627.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	0.191g	91%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.6µg	58%
Fats	34.44g	0.9g	52%
Selenium	8.6µg	28.1µg	35%
Vitamin A	308µg	20µg	32%
Phosphorus	107mg	282mg	25%
Cholesterol	101mg	30mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	0.149g	22%
Protein	6.15g	15.18g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.021mg	16%
Calories	350kcal	99kcal	13%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.07mg	9%
Calcium	97mg	9mg	9%
Magnesium	9mg	43mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.443g	7%
Sodium	314mg	143mg	7%
Choline	27.2mg		5%
Copper	0.018mg	0.032mg	2%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.33mg	2%
Iron	0.11mg	0.26mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.63mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.1µg	2%
Potassium	132mg	112mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.22mg	1%
Carbs	5.52g	6.85g	0%
Net carbs	5.52g	6.85g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A