What is Surimi?

Surimi, those pink fish and crab sticks, are not only a good ally to avoid gaining weight, but also a food to consider to prevent some health disorders, such as heavy digestion, cholesterol or low blood pressure problems. . 

Each of these bars contains only 18 kilocalories, which makes them an ideal food as a companion to salads, appetizers or soups, and even more so during the summer or vacation, when we relax our habits a little.

Surimi not only helps maintain weight. It can also provide us with other interesting benefits. Its low fat content makes it an ideal food to include in a diet to lower cholesterol. In fact, these fish bars have less saturated fat and cholesterol than white fish in general.

This fish derivative is rich in proteins and carbohydrates, specifically starch, which makes it a satiating food, without causing you to gain weight.

The proteins it provides help lighten heavy digestion. It should be noted that according to nutrition experts, these sticks can preserve up to 75% of the proteins from the raw material or the fish with which they are made.

Another of its important contents is sodium, an essential mineral that makes surimi a food to take into account in cases of suffering from tension problems, specifically low blood pressure. Sodium promotes vital tone, a similar effect that it shares with other foods such as nuts or olives.

Children's food

This fish derivative, included in the Japanese diet for centuries (in fact the translation of surimi would be minced fish muscle), can also be included in the menu of the little ones, especially to regain strength after playing sports. Surimi helps muscle recovery. To make the dishes more interesting you can combine it with foods rich in carbohydrates (rice, pizza, pasta).