Surimi vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are surimi and oysters different?

Surimi has more phosphorus; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 712% 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 oysters is 0.

Fish, surimi and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat types were 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.

Surimi

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1188.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.1%
Contains more IronIron	+3442.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17734.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23718.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5272.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.6%

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+169.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+740.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+538.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+993.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.33mg	78.6mg	712%
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	17.5µg	663%
Copper	0.032mg	5.707mg	631%
Iron	0.26mg	9.21mg	112%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.591mg	25%
Choline		130mg	24%
Selenium	28.1µg	39.5µg	21%
Cholesterol	30mg	79mg	16%
Phosphorus	282mg	194mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.18mg	12%
Calcium	9mg	116mg	11%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	1.85mg	10%
Protein	15.18g	11.42g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.447mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.7mg	7%
Fats	0.9g	3.42g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	1.056g	4%
Saturated fat	0.191g	0.948g	3%
Folate	2µg	14µg	3%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2µg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.061mg	2%
Sodium	143mg	166mg	1%
Vitamin A	20µg	26µg	1%
Potassium	112mg	139mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.036mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	0.506g	1%
Calories	99kcal	102kcal	0%
Carbs	6.85g	5.45g	0%
Net carbs	6.85g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A