Cheeseburger vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheeseburgers and surimi different?

Cheeseburgers have more vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and folate; however, surimi is richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
Surimi covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 35% more than cheeseburgers.
Cheeseburgers have 35 times more folate than surimi. Cheeseburgers have 70µg of folate, while surimi has 2µg.
Surimi contains less saturated fat.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is 66, while the glycemic index of surimi is 50.

Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Fish, surimi types were used in this article.

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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.

Cheeseburger

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1222.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+942.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+246.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+654.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2772.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.4%

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.

Cheeseburger

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1365%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+678.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+660%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	1.6µg	35%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	0.22mg	31%
Iron	2.71mg	0.26mg	31%
Saturated fat	6.473g	0.191g	29%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.021mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.02mg	23%
Fats	14.72g	0.9g	21%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.33mg	20%
Phosphorus	161mg	282mg	17%
Folate	70µg	2µg	17%
Sodium	515mg	143mg	16%
Selenium	19.6µg	28.1µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.03mg	15%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.011mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	0.149g	13%
Calcium	119mg	9mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.07mg	10%
Calories	308kcal	99kcal	10%
Copper	0.111mg	0.032mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.443g	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Carbs	28.03g	6.85g	7%
Choline	28.9mg		5%
Magnesium	26mg	43mg	4%
Cholesterol	43mg	30mg	4%
Vitamin A	50µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0.1µg	3%
Protein	16.51g	15.18g	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Potassium	196mg	112mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.63mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A