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Surimi vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between surimi and cereal?

  • Surimi is higher in selenium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 522% more.
  • Cereal contains 4 times less selenium than surimi. Surimi contains 28.1µg of selenium, while cereal contains 6.3µg.
  • Surimi has a lower glycemic index (50) than cereal (69).

We used Fish, surimi and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Surimi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 2.7% 9.9% 9.8% 11% 9% 121% 19% 1.4% 153%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +266.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +346%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +13000%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2203%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7081.8%
~equal in Potassium ~105mg

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.
Surimi
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 6.7% 13% 0% 5% 4.8% 4.1% 4.2% 6.9% 200% 0.25% 1.5% 0%
Cereal
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3970%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19853.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Surimi Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 6.288mg 522%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 5.986mg 458%
Iron 0.26mg 34.06mg 423%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 3.87mg 296%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 29.62mg 184%
Vitamin A 20µg 814µg 88%
Vitamin B12 1.6µg 67%
Zinc 0.33mg 7.6mg 66%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Selenium 28.1µg 6.3µg 40%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.79mg 34%
Phosphorus 282mg 77mg 29%
Sodium 143mg 795mg 28%
Carbs 6.85g 86.85g 27%
Protein 15.18g 6.06g 18%
Calories 99kcal 378kcal 14%
Copper 0.032mg 0.137mg 12%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 19mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.07mg 0.226mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.443g 0.354g 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.08g 0%
Net carbs 6.85g 85.45g N/A
Calcium 9mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 112mg 105mg 0%
Sugar 0g 10.35g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.191g 0.26g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.149g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.734mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.709mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.202mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 1.387mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.515mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.595mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.77mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.35mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.157g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.241g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.014g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Surimi
2
15% 7% 76%
Protein: 15.18 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 76.34 g
Other: 0.73 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1919.6%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1167.9%
Contains more OtherOther +205.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Surimi
2
24% 19% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.443 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Surimi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173702/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.