Pollock vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pollock and surimi?

Pollock has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B5 than surimi.
Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 86% higher.
Surimi has 18 times less vitamin B3 than pollock. Pollock has 3.949mg of vitamin B3, while surimi has 0.22mg.
Surimi is lower in sodium.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than pollock (0).

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, surimi types in this comparison.

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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.

Pollock

Surimi

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+283.9%
Contains more IronIron	+115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-65.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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.

Pollock

Surimi

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+961.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1695%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+517.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+996.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+125%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	1.6µg	86%
Selenium	44.1µg	28.1µg	29%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	0.22mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.03mg	23%
Cholesterol	86mg	30mg	19%
Protein	23.48g	15.18g	17%
Choline	91.6mg		17%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.021mg	16%
Sodium	419mg	143mg	12%
Magnesium	81mg	43mg	9%
Potassium	430mg	112mg	9%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.07mg	7%
Vitamin D*	51 IU		6%
Calcium	72mg	9mg	6%
Iron	0.56mg	0.26mg	4%
Copper	0.06mg	0.032mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.02mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.85g	2%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.33mg	2%
Phosphorus	267mg	282mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.63mg	2%
Calories	111kcal	99kcal	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	0.443g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	101g	N/A
Fats	1.18g	0.9g	0%
Net carbs	0g	6.85g	N/A
Vitamin A	17µg	20µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	3µg	2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.159g	0.191g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	0.149g	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	0.734mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.709mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.202mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	1.387mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.515mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.595mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.77mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.35mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.157g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.014g	N/A