Mackerel vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mackerel and surimi?

Mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, fats, protein, vitamin B5, and iron than surimi.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 725% higher.
Surimi has 31 times less vitamin B3 than mackerel. Mackerel has 6.85mg of vitamin B3, while surimi has 0.22mg.
Surimi is lower in saturated fat.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than mackerel (0).

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, surimi types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mackerel

Surimi

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+258%
Contains more IronIron	+503.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mackerel

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+695%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1861.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3013.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1087.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	1.6µg	725%
Selenium	51.6µg	28.1µg	43%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	0.22mg	41%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.03mg	33%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.021mg	30%
Fats	17.81g	0.9g	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	0.443g	26%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.07mg	18%
Saturated fat	4.176g	0.191g	18%
Protein	23.85g	15.18g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	0.149g	17%
Iron	1.57mg	0.26mg	16%
Cholesterol	75mg	30mg	15%
Magnesium	97mg	43mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.02mg	12%
Potassium	401mg	112mg	9%
Calories	262kcal	99kcal	8%
Copper	0.094mg	0.032mg	7%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.33mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	20µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.63mg	4%
Sodium	83mg	143mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Phosphorus	278mg	282mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	101g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	3.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Manganese	0.02mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.504g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.699g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.106g	0.014g	N/A