Tuna vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tuna and surimi

The amount of selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and phosphorus in tuna is higher than in surimi.
Tuna covers your daily selenium needs 146% more than surimi.
Surimi has 100 times less vitamin B3 than tuna. Tuna has 22.07mg of vitamin B3, while surimi has 0.22mg.
Surimi contains less cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of surimi is 50, while the glycemic index of tuna is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, surimi.

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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.

Tuna

Surimi

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+370.5%
Contains more IronIron	+253.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+285.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+125%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Tuna

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+570%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+552.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+9931.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+377.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3360%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+46.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+117.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~20µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	28.1µg	146%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	0.22mg	137%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.03mg	78%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	1.6µg	31%
Protein	29.15g	15.18g	28%
Choline	77.6mg		14%
Potassium	527mg	112mg	12%
Vitamin D	82IU		10%
Vitamin D	2µg		10%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.02mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.021mg	9%
Iron	0.92mg	0.26mg	8%
Phosphorus	333mg	282mg	7%
Cholesterol	47mg	30mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.07mg	5%
Sodium	54mg	143mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.443g	2%
Calories	130kcal	99kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.63mg	2%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.33mg	1%
Copper	0.043mg	0.032mg	1%
Calcium	4mg	9mg	1%
Fats	0.59g	0.9g	0%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Magnesium	42mg	43mg	0%
Vitamin A	22µg	20µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.205g	0.191g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	0.149g	0%
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A