Tuna salad vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tuna salad and surimi?

Tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, fats, copper, and iron; however, surimi is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Tuna salad's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 41% more.
Surimi contains 10 times less fats than tuna salad. Tuna salad contains 9.26g of fats, while surimi contains 0.9g.
Surimi has less saturated fat.

We used Fish, tuna salad and Fish, surimi 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.

Tuna salad

Surimi

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%

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

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.

Tuna salad

Surimi

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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