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Pollock vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pollock and frog legs?

  • Pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and magnesium, yet frog legs are higher in copper and iron.
  • Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 136% more.
  • Pollock has 7 times more sodium than frog legs. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, frog legs have only 58mg.

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Frog legs, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.4% 25% 56% 83% 27% 63% 7.6% 0% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +305%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.8%
Contains more IronIron +167.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +316.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5% 20% 3% 35% 58% 23% 0% 28% 50% 0.25% 11% 35%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +815%
Contains more CholineCholine +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pollock Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.66µg 0.4µg 136%
Selenium 44.1µg 14.1µg 55%
Copper 0.06mg 0.25mg 21%
Phosphorus 267mg 147mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.949mg 1.2mg 17%
Sodium 419mg 58mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.329mg 0.12mg 16%
Magnesium 81mg 20mg 15%
Protein 23.48g 16.4g 14%
Cholesterol 86mg 50mg 12%
Iron 0.56mg 1.5mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.432mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.14mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0.2µg 6%
Calcium 72mg 18mg 5%
Choline 91.6mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin D 51IU 8IU 5%
Zinc 0.57mg 1mg 4%
Potassium 430mg 285mg 4%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 0.102g 3%
Calories 111kcal 73kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.25mg 2%
Manganese 0.018mg 1%
Fats 1.18g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin A 17µg 15µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.159g 0.076g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.696mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.086g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.423g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.027g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.2%
Contains more FatsFats +293.3%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%
Contains more WaterWater +11.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.159 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.583 g
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +152.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +471.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/nutrients
  2. Frog legs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168148/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.