Smelt vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and surimi different?

Smelt has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, zinc, copper, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than surimi.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smelt is 99% higher.
Smelt contains 82 times more manganese than surimi. While smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, surimi contains only 0.011mg.
Surimi has less cholesterol.
Smelt has a lower glycemic index (0) than surimi (50).

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, surimi are the varieties 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.

Smelt

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+755.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.1%
Contains more IronIron	+342.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+456.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+542.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+13.2%

~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.

Smelt

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+702.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+957.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+148.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	1.6µg	99%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.011mg	39%
Selenium	46.8µg	28.1µg	34%
Cholesterol	90mg	30mg	20%
Copper	0.178mg	0.032mg	16%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.33mg	16%
Protein	22.6g	15.18g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.07mg	13%
Iron	1.15mg	0.26mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.03mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.021mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	0.22mg	10%
Potassium	372mg	112mg	8%
Calcium	77mg	9mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.443g	5%
Vitamin E		0.63mg	4%
Fats	3.1g	0.9g	3%
Sodium	77mg	143mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Phosphorus	295mg	282mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.191g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.149g	2%
Calories	124kcal	99kcal	1%
Magnesium	38mg	43mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.02mg	1%
Folate	5µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	101g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin A	17µg	20µg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.014g	N/A