Surimi vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between surimi and crayfish

Crayfish is higher than surimi in copper, vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and iron.
Crayfish covers your daily copper needs 73% more than surimi.
The amount of cholesterol in surimi is lower.
The glycemic index of crayfish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, surimi and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Crayfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+30.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+164.3%
Contains more IronIron	+219.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2040.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4645.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+728.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.032mg	0.685mg	73%
Cholesterol	30mg	133mg	34%
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	2.15µg	23%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.522mg	22%
Selenium	28.1µg	36.7µg	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Zinc	0.33mg	1.76mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	2.28mg	13%
Folate	2µg	44µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.58mg	10%
Iron	0.26mg	0.83mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.5mg	6%
Calcium	9mg	60mg	5%
Potassium	112mg	296mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.085mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.076mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.05mg	3%
Protein	15.18g	16.77g	3%
Magnesium	43mg	33mg	2%
Phosphorus	282mg	270mg	2%
Sodium	143mg	94mg	2%
Carbs	6.85g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	0.367g	1%
Calories	99kcal	82kcal	1%
Vitamin A	20µg	15µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Fats	0.9g	1.2g	0%
Net carbs	6.85g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.191g	0.181g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	0.244g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0g	N/A