Surimi vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between surimi and crab

The amount of copper, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B6 in crab is higher than in surimi.
Crab covers your daily copper needs 87% more than surimi.
Surimi contains less cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of surimi is 50, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, surimi and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+911.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+131.3%
Contains more IronIron	+92.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2443.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1054.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+572.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.7%

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

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+1900%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+192.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1148.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1324.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+420%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2450%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.032mg	0.814mg	87%
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	3.33µg	72%
Zinc	0.33mg	3.81mg	32%
Selenium	28.1µg	42.9µg	27%
Cholesterol	30mg	97mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.997mg	19%
Sodium	143mg	563mg	18%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	2.747mg	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Folate	2µg	51µg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.156mg	10%
Calcium	9mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.84mg	8%
Phosphorus	282mg	234mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.093mg	6%
Protein	15.18g	17.88g	5%
Potassium	112mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Iron	0.26mg	0.5mg	3%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.074mg	3%
Carbs	6.85g	0g	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	1µg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	36mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	0.258g	1%
Calories	99kcal	83kcal	1%
Fats	0.9g	0.74g	0%
Net carbs	6.85g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.191g	0.201g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	0.129g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A