Turkey meat vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turkey meat and surimi

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B5, and iron, yet surimi is higher in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
Turkey meat covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 58% more than surimi.
Turkey meat contains 21 times more vitamin B6 than surimi. While turkey meat contains 0.616mg of vitamin B6, surimi contains only 0.03mg.
The amount of saturated fat in surimi is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey meat

Surimi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+113.4%
Contains more IronIron	+319.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+651.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.5%

~equal in Selenium ~28.1µg

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.

Turkey meat

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1238.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1254.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1953.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	0.22mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.03mg	45%
Protein	28.55g	15.18g	27%
Cholesterol	109mg	30mg	26%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	1.6µg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.021mg	20%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.33mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.07mg	18%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.443g	11%
Fats	7.39g	0.9g	10%
Iron	1.09mg	0.26mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.191g	9%
Phosphorus	223mg	282mg	8%
Copper	0.093mg	0.032mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.149g	6%
Calories	189kcal	99kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.63mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	112mg	4%
Selenium	29.8µg	28.1µg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.02mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	6.85g	2%
Sodium	103mg	143mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Calcium	14mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	20µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	6.85g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A