Salmon vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salmon and surimi?

Salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, selenium, fats, and protein than surimi.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% higher.
Surimi has 37 times less vitamin B3 than salmon. Salmon has 8.045mg of vitamin B3, while surimi has 0.22mg.
Surimi is lower in saturated fat.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than salmon (0).

We used Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, 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.

Salmon

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+242.9%
Contains more IronIron	+30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%

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.

Salmon

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+245%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3556.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2007.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2056.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	526 IU		66%
Vitamin D	13.1µg		66%
Vitamin B12	2.8µg	1.6µg	50%
Vitamin B3	8.045mg	0.22mg	49%
Vitamin B6	0.647mg	0.03mg	47%
Vitamin B5	1.475mg	0.07mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.34mg	0.02mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.553g	0.443g	27%
Selenium	41.4µg	28.1µg	24%
Fats	12.35g	0.9g	18%
Choline	90.5mg		16%
Protein	22.1g	15.18g	14%
Cholesterol	63mg	30mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.397g	0.191g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.181g	0.149g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.021mg	9%
Potassium	384mg	112mg	8%
Folate	34µg	2µg	8%
Calories	206kcal	99kcal	5%
Vitamin A	69µg	20µg	5%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	0mg	4%
Phosphorus	252mg	282mg	4%
Sodium	61mg	143mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin E	1.14mg	0.63mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Copper	0.049mg	0.032mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Iron	0.34mg	0.26mg	1%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.33mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	101g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Manganese	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.969mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.018mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.796mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.03mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.654mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.863mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.651mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.69g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	1.457g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.17g	0.014g	N/A