Surimi vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are surimi and smelt different?

Smelt has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, zinc, copper, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than surimi.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smelt is 99% higher.
Surimi has less cholesterol.
Smelt has a lower glycemic index (0) than surimi (50).

Fish, surimi and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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

Smelt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+13.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+755.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.1%
Contains more IronIron	+342.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+456.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+542.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

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

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+702.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+957.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+148.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.6µg	3.97µg	99%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.9mg	39%
Selenium	28.1µg	46.8µg	34%
Cholesterol	30mg	90mg	20%
Copper	0.032mg	0.178mg	16%
Zinc	0.33mg	2.12mg	16%
Protein	15.18g	22.6g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.07mg	0.74mg	13%
Iron	0.26mg	1.15mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.17mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.021mg	0.146mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	1.766mg	10%
Potassium	112mg	372mg	8%
Calcium	9mg	77mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.443g	1.135g	5%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Fats	0.9g	3.1g	3%
Sodium	143mg	77mg	3%
Carbs	6.85g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	282mg	295mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.191g	0.579g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.149g	0.822g	2%
Calories	99kcal	124kcal	1%
Magnesium	43mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.01mg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	101g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	6.85g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	20µg	17µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	0.734mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.709mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	1.202mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	1.387mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.515mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.595mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	0.77mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.35mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.157g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.241g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.023g	N/A