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Surimi vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are surimi and wakame different?

  • Surimi has more vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, iron, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Surimi covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 67% more than wakame.
  • Surimi has 40 times more selenium than wakame. Surimi has 28.1µg of selenium, while wakame has 0.7µg.
  • Surimi contains less sodium.

Fish, surimi and Seaweed, wakame, raw 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
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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3914.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +148.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more IronIron +738.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +787.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12627.3%

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
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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% 6.7% 13% 0% 5% 4.8% 4.1% 4.2% 6.9% 200% 0.25% 1.5% 0%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +995.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +895.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5200%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~18µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Surimi Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.6µg 0µg 67%
Manganese 0.011mg 1.4mg 60%
Selenium 28.1µg 0.7µg 50%
Folate 2µg 196µg 49%
Sodium 143mg 872mg 32%
Phosphorus 282mg 80mg 29%
Copper 0.032mg 0.284mg 28%
Protein 15.18g 3.03g 24%
Iron 0.26mg 2.18mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.23mg 16%
Magnesium 43mg 107mg 15%
Calcium 9mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.07mg 0.697mg 13%
Cholesterol 30mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 45kcal 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 1mg 2%
Potassium 112mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.002mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.443g 0.218g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Carbs 6.85g 9.14g 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 6.85g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.65g N/A
Zinc 0.33mg 0.38mg 0%
Vitamin A 20µg 18µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.191g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.149g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.734mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.709mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 1.202mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 1.387mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.515mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.595mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.77mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.35mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.157g 0.186g 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
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15% 7% 76%
Protein: 15.18 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 76.34 g
Other: 0.73 g
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +401%
Contains more FatsFats +40.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.4%
Contains more OtherOther +886.3%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Surimi
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24% 19% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.443 g
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.