Lobster vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lobster and surimi?

Lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and calcium; however, surimi is richer in phosphorus and vitamin B12.
Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 169% more.
Surimi contains 24 times less vitamin B5 than lobster. Lobster contains 1.667mg of vitamin B5, while surimi contains 0.07mg.
Surimi has less cholesterol.
Lobster has a lower glycemic index (0) than surimi (50).

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, surimi types 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.

Lobster

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+105.4%
Contains more IronIron	+11.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4743.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1127.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+490.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Lobster

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+731.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2281.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+296.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.032mg	169%
Selenium	73.1µg	28.1µg	82%
Cholesterol	146mg	30mg	39%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.33mg	34%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.07mg	32%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Sodium	486mg	143mg	15%
Phosphorus	185mg	282mg	14%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	0.22mg	10%
Calcium	96mg	9mg	9%
Protein	19g	15.18g	8%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	1.6µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.03mg	7%
Potassium	230mg	112mg	3%
Folate	11µg	2µg	2%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	20µg	2%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.63mg	2%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.011mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.443g	1%
Calories	89kcal	99kcal	1%
Fats	0.86g	0.9g	0%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Magnesium	43mg	43mg	0%
Iron	0.29mg	0.26mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.191g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.149g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A