Surimi vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between surimi and tuna salad?

Surimi is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, fats, copper, and iron.
Tuna salad's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 41% more.
Tuna salad contains 2 times less magnesium than surimi. Surimi contains 43mg of magnesium, while tuna salad contains 19mg.
Surimi has less sodium.

We used Fish, surimi and Fish, tuna salad types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Surimi

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.9%
Contains more IronIron	+284.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+353.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Surimi

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2945.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	6.7mg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	4.122g	25%
Selenium	28.1µg	41.2µg	24%
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	1.2µg	17%
Phosphorus	282mg	178mg	15%
Fats	0.9g	9.26g	13%
Copper	0.032mg	0.145mg	13%
Sodium	143mg	402mg	11%
Iron	0.26mg	1mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	2.887g	7%
Cholesterol	30mg	13mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.191g	1.544g	6%
Calories	99kcal	187kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.07mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.26mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.081mg	4%
Protein	15.18g	16.04g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.2mg	2%
Potassium	112mg	178mg	2%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.56mg	2%
Folate	2µg	8µg	2%
Carbs	6.85g	9.41g	1%
Calcium	9mg	17mg	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.031mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	101g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	6.85g	9.41g	N/A
Vitamin A	20µg	24µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.157g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.241g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.014g		N/A