Surimi vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between surimi and salmon?

Salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, selenium, fats, and protein than surimi.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% higher.
Surimi is lower in cholesterol.
Surimi has a higher glycemic index (50) than salmon (0).

We used Fish, surimi and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Surimi

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+242.9%
Contains more IronIron	+30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Surimi

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+245%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3556.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2007.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2056.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*		526 IU	66%
Vitamin D		13.1µg	66%
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	2.8µg	50%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	8.045mg	49%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.647mg	47%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	1.475mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.34mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	4.553g	27%
Selenium	28.1µg	41.4µg	24%
Fats	0.9g	12.35g	18%
Choline		90.5mg	16%
Protein	15.18g	22.1g	14%
Cholesterol	30mg	63mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.191g	2.397g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	4.181g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.135mg	9%
Potassium	112mg	384mg	8%
Folate	2µg	34µg	8%
Calories	99kcal	206kcal	5%
Vitamin A	20µg	69µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	252mg	4%
Sodium	143mg	61mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.14mg	3%
Carbs	6.85g	0g	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.049mg	2%
Calcium	9mg	15mg	1%
Iron	0.26mg	0.34mg	1%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.43mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	101g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	6.85g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.157g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.241g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.014g	0.17g	N/A