Surimi vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between surimi and pollock?

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 is lower in cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than pollock (0).

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

Surimi

Pollock

Contains less SodiumSodium

-65.9%

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%

~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg

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

Pollock

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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