Sucker fish vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sucker fish and surimi?

Sucker fish is richer in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B3, while surimi is higher in selenium.
Sucker fish's daily need coverage for manganese is 33% higher.
Surimi has 12 times less vitamin B5 than sucker fish. Sucker fish has 0.865mg of vitamin B5, while surimi has 0.07mg.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than sucker fish (0).

We used Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, surimi types in this comparison.

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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.

Sucker fish

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+334.8%
Contains more IronIron	+542.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+681.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6890.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.5%

~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.

Sucker fish

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+195%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+564.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+670%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.769mg	0.011mg	33%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.6µg	30%
Copper	0.25mg	0.032mg	24%
Selenium	16.2µg	28.1µg	22%
Iron	1.67mg	0.26mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.07mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.03mg	15%
Protein	21.49g	15.18g	13%
Potassium	487mg	112mg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	0.22mg	8%
Calcium	90mg	9mg	8%
Cholesterol	53mg	30mg	8%
Zinc	0.96mg	0.33mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.021mg	5%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Sodium	51mg	143mg	4%
Vitamin A	59µg	20µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.63mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	0.443g	4%
Fats	2.97g	0.9g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	0.149g	2%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.191g	2%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Phosphorus	269mg	282mg	2%
Calories	119kcal	99kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.02mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	43mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.014g	N/A