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Surimi

Surimi is a seasoned fish paste commonly shaped into imitation seafood products such as crab sticks and fish cakes.

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About Surimi

Surimi is a processed seafood paste made by washing and finely comminuting fish muscle, then combining it with ingredients that help form a cohesive, mouldable mixture. It is used as the base for imitation seafood and other shaped products.

Its flavour is mild and seafood-like, though seasoning or colouring may be added in finished products. The paste is smooth, pale, and elastic when cooked; texture and flavour vary with the fish, formulation, and degree of processing.

Surimi is shaped and cooked into imitation crab sticks, seafood flakes, balls, slices, and fish cakes. Commercial products differ in fish species, starches, seasonings, shape, colour, and processing, so plain paste and ready-to-eat imitation seafood are not identical forms.

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Local names for surimi

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English

Surimi

English

Surimi filled with cheese

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English

Surimi, bâtonnets, tranche ou râpé saveur crabe

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English

Surimi, fourré au fromage frais

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Surimi nutrition & diet

Surimi nutritional value

Fish, surimi

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
99kcal
Protein
15.2g
Carbs
6.8g
Fat
0.9g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the exact surimi product and edible form, such as sticks, flakes, cakes, or formed seafood pieces. Preparation may include steaming, chilling, frying, or serving in a salad, and added sauces or coatings should be separated. Fish paste formulations can vary in moisture, seasoning, and processing aids.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the named ready-to-eat surimi product, including fish species, starch, sugar, salt, oils, coatings, and cooking state.

Diet considerations

Surimi is animal-derived fish paste, but products commonly include cereal starches, sugars, oils, flavorings, and other additives. Fried or breaded forms add coatings, while salads or sauces may add dairy or eggs. Brand and recipe determine compatibility; do not generalize from plain fish to formed surimi products.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar; Corn starch. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Fish, surimi ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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