Nutrition for Surimi Imitation Crab

Surimi Imitation Crab Nutrition Summary

One fl of surimi imitation crab (28.3 grams or 1 oz) contains 27 calories and 2.2 grams of protein. Surimi imitation crab consist of 75% water, 15% carbohydrates, 8% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Surimi imitation crab is a source of magnesium, selenium and phosphorus.

In one fl of surimi imitation crab:

• Calories: 27
• Protein: 2.2 g
• Sugar: 1.8 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
• Fat: 0.1 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Cholesterol: 5.7 mg
• Sodium: 149.9 mg

See the Surimi Imitation Crab Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi.

Calories in Surimi Imitation Crab

Surimi imitation crab has 27 calories per fl or 95 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

63% of calories in surimi imitation crab are from carbohydrates, 33% of calories are from protein and 3% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Surimi Imitation Crab

Some other seafoods with similar calories to surimi imitation crab by weight:

• Crab Meat: -3 calories
• Shrimp: -7 calories
• Salmon: +9 calories
• Canned Tuna: +9 calories

Protein in Surimi Imitation Crab

An excellent source of protein, a single fl of Surimi Imitation Crab contains 4% of recommended daily values or 2.2 grams of protein. In addition, surimi imitation crab contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 2.16 g
• Tryptophan: 0.02 g
• Threonine: 0.08 g
• Isoleucine: 0.07 g
• Leucine: 0.17 g
• Lysine: 0.2 g
• Methionine: 0.07 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.07 g
• Valine: 0.08 g
• Histidine: 0.04 g

Protein Similar to Surimi Imitation Crab

Some other seafoods with similar amounts of protein to surimi imitation crab by weight:

• Oyster: -0.7 grams
• Shrimp: +1.7 grams
• Crab Meat: +2.9 grams
• Anchovy: +3.6 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Surimi Imitation Crab

Surimi imitation crab is a source of magnesium, selenium and phosphorus. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin B12.

Vitamins in surimi imitation crab (1 fl):

• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b12: 0.2 ug
• Vitamin k: 0.1 ug

Minerals in surimi imitation crab (1 fl):

• Calcium: 3.7 mg
• Potassium: 25.5 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 12.2 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 6.3 ug
• Phosphorus: 79.9 mg
• Choline: 3.7 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, vitamin a, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin c or folate in surimi imitation crab.

Surimi Imitation Crab Nutrition Chart

Surimi Imitation Crab in Cooking

Surimi imitation crab is not too common in recipes, although it does star in quite a few. Most recipes call for one or two ounces of surimi imitation crab.

Friends and Relatives of Surimi Imitation Crab

Foods commonly cooked with surimi imitation crab:

• Bacon