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Chicken meat vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and surimi different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2; however, surimi is richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
  • Surimi covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 54% more than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat has 39 times more vitamin B3 than surimi. Chicken meat has 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while surimi has 0.22mg.
  • Surimi contains less saturated fat.
  • Surimi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of surimi is 50, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 2.7% 9.9% 9.8% 11% 9% 121% 19% 1.4% 153%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.1%
Contains more IronIron +384.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +487.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 6.7% 13% 0% 5% 4.8% 4.1% 4.2% 6.9% 200% 0.25% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3757.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +433.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Surimi DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.6µg 54%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.22mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.03mg 28%
Protein 27.3g 15.18g 24%
Fats 13.6g 0.9g 20%
Cholesterol 88mg 30mg 19%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.07mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.443g 17%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.191g 16%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.33mg 15%
Phosphorus 182mg 282mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.149g 13%
Iron 1.26mg 0.26mg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.021mg 11%
Selenium 23.9µg 28.1µg 8%
Calories 239kcal 99kcal 7%
Magnesium 23mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.02mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.032mg 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 20µg 3%
Sodium 82mg 143mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 112mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.63mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Carbs 0g 6.85g 2%
Calcium 15mg 9mg 1%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.85g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.734mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.709mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.202mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.387mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.515mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.595mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.77mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.35mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.157g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.241g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
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15% 7% 76%
Protein: 15.18 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 76.34 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1411.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +28.4%
~equal in Other ~0.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
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24% 19% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.443 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3483.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +570.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Surimi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173702/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.