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Surimi vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between surimi and sugar

  • Surimi is richer than sugar in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for surimi is 67% higher.
  • Sugar contains less cholesterol.
  • Surimi has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

Food types used in this article are Fish, surimi and Sugars, granulated.

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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
9
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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5500%
Contains more IronIron +420%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4583.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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
9
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%
Sugar
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Surimi Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.6µg 0µg 67%
Selenium 28.1µg 0.6µg 50%
Phosphorus 282mg 0mg 40%
Carbs 6.85g 99.98g 31%
Protein 15.18g 0g 30%
Calories 99kcal 387kcal 14%
Magnesium 43mg 0mg 10%
Cholesterol 30mg 0mg 10%
Sodium 143mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 112mg 2mg 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.05mg 3%
Copper 0.032mg 0.007mg 3%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.01mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.443g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.191g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.07mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 0g 1%
Net carbs 6.85g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.149g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.734mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.709mg 0%
Leucine 1.202mg 0%
Lysine 1.387mg 0%
Methionine 0.515mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.595mg 0%
Valine 0.77mg 0%
Histidine 0.35mg 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
4
15% 7% 76%
Protein: 15.18 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 76.34 g
Other: 0.73 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +381600%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1359.6%

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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
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.