Oysters vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oysters and surimi different?

Oysters has more zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, surimi is richer in phosphorus.
Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 712% more than surimi.
Oysters has 178 times more copper than surimi. Oysters has 5.707mg of copper, while surimi has 0.032mg.
Surimi contains less cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of surimi is 50, while the glycemic index of oysters is 0.

Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, surimi types were 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.

Oysters

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1188.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.1%
Contains more IronIron	+3442.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17734.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23718.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5272.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.9%

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.

Oysters

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+169.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+740.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+538.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+993.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	0.33mg	712%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	1.6µg	663%
Copper	5.707mg	0.032mg	631%
Iron	9.21mg	0.26mg	112%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.011mg	25%
Choline	130mg		24%
Selenium	39.5µg	28.1µg	21%
Cholesterol	79mg	30mg	16%
Phosphorus	194mg	282mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.021mg	12%
Calcium	116mg	9mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	0.22mg	10%
Protein	11.42g	15.18g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.07mg	8%
Vitamin E	1.7mg	0.63mg	7%
Fats	3.42g	0.9g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	0.443g	4%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.191g	3%
Folate	14µg	2µg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Magnesium	35mg	43mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.03mg	2%
Sodium	166mg	143mg	1%
Vitamin A	26µg	20µg	1%
Potassium	139mg	112mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.02mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	0.149g	1%
Calories	102kcal	99kcal	0%
Carbs	5.45g	6.85g	0%
Net carbs	5.45g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A