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Chinook salmon vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and surimi different?

  • Chinook salmon has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium than surimi.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chinook salmon is 61% higher.
  • Chinook salmon contains 17 times more saturated fat than surimi. While chinook salmon contains 3.214g of saturated fat, surimi contains only 0.191g.
  • Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than surimi (50).

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, surimi are the varieties 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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Surimi
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +183.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +211.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350.9%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.5%

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +645%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4465.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1440%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +79.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Surimi DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 0.22mg 61%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 1.6µg 53%
Selenium 46.8µg 28.1µg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.03mg 33%
Protein 25.72g 15.18g 21%
Fats 13.38g 0.9g 19%
Magnesium 122mg 43mg 19%
Cholesterol 85mg 30mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.07mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.443g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.149g 14%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.191g 14%
Vitamin A 149µg 20µg 14%
Phosphorus 371mg 282mg 13%
Potassium 505mg 112mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.021mg 10%
Iron 0.91mg 0.26mg 8%
Folate 35µg 2µg 8%
Calories 231kcal 99kcal 7%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Sodium 60mg 143mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.33mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.032mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 9mg 2%
Carbs 0g 6.85g 2%
Net carbs 0g 6.85g N/A
Manganese 0.019mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.734mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0.709mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.202mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 1.387mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.515mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.595mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.77mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.35mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.157g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.241g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
Surimi
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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 +69.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1386.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%
~equal in Other ~0.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
Surimi
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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 +3753.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +500.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/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.