Surimi vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are surimi and bluefish different?

Surimi contains less vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin B2 than bluefish.
Bluefish covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 193% more than surimi.
Surimi contains less cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of surimi is 50, while the glycemic index of bluefish is 0.

Fish, surimi and Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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

Bluefish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+325.9%
Contains more IronIron	+138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+215.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

~equal in Calcium ~9mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~291mg

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

Bluefish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+590%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+235%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+361.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1446.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+288.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	6.22µg	193%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	7.247mg	44%
Selenium	28.1µg	46.8µg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.464mg	33%
Protein	15.18g	25.69g	21%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.955mg	18%
Cholesterol	30mg	76mg	15%
Vitamin A	20µg	138µg	13%
Potassium	112mg	477mg	11%
Fats	0.9g	5.44g	7%
Zinc	0.33mg	1.04mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.097mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	1.358g	6%
Iron	0.26mg	0.62mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	2.297g	5%
Copper	0.032mg	0.068mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.067mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.191g	1.172g	4%
Calories	99kcal	159kcal	3%
Sodium	143mg	77mg	3%
Carbs	6.85g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	282mg	291mg	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.027mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	101g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	6.85g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	42mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	9mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.079g	N/A