Surimi vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are surimi and pound cake different?

Surimi is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, and folate.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for surimi is 52% higher.
Surimi contains 6 times more selenium than pound cake. While surimi contains 28.1µg of selenium, pound cake contains only 5µg.
Surimi has less cholesterol.

Fish, surimi and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties 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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+437.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+462%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+422.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33%
Contains more IronIron	+469.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+344.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+765%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1085.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+634.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+592.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2000%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.65mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	0.36µg	52%
Selenium	28.1µg	5µg	42%
Saturated fat	0.191g	4.811g	21%
Phosphorus	282mg	140mg	20%
Fats	0.9g	13.96g	20%
Protein	15.18g	5g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	3.419g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.249mg	18%
Carbs	6.85g	53.64g	16%
Threonine	0.734mg	153mg	15%
Iron	0.26mg	1.48mg	15%
Calories	99kcal	353kcal	13%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.173mg	13%
Cholesterol	30mg	66mg	12%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Folate	2µg	42µg	10%
Sodium	143mg	377mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	1.615mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.485mg	8%
Magnesium	43mg	8mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	3.02g	7%
Vitamin A	20µg	70µg	6%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Calcium	9mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.43mg	1%
Copper	0.032mg	0.042mg	1%
Potassium	112mg	149mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	6.85g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.63mg	0.65mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A