Crayfish vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crayfish and surimi

Crayfish is higher than surimi in copper, vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and iron.
Crayfish covers your daily copper needs 73% more than surimi.
Crayfish contains 47 times more manganese than surimi. While crayfish contains 0.522mg of manganese, surimi contains only 0.011mg.
The amount of cholesterol in surimi is lower.
The glycemic index of crayfish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat 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.

Crayfish

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+164.3%
Contains more IronIron	+219.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2040.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4645.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+30.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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.

Crayfish

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+728.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.685mg	0.032mg	73%
Cholesterol	133mg	30mg	34%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	1.6µg	23%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.011mg	22%
Selenium	36.7µg	28.1µg	16%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Zinc	1.76mg	0.33mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	0.22mg	13%
Folate	44µg	2µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.07mg	10%
Iron	0.83mg	0.26mg	7%
Vitamin E	1.5mg	0.63mg	6%
Calcium	60mg	9mg	5%
Potassium	296mg	112mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.021mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.03mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.02mg	3%
Protein	16.77g	15.18g	3%
Magnesium	33mg	43mg	2%
Phosphorus	270mg	282mg	2%
Sodium	94mg	143mg	2%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	0.443g	1%
Calories	82kcal	99kcal	1%
Vitamin A	15µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Fats	1.2g	0.9g	0%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.181g	0.191g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	0.149g	0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A