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Beef shank vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef shank and frog legs different?

  • Beef shank is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while frog legs are higher in copper.
  • Beef shank covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 141% more than frog legs.
  • Beef shank contains 30 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Beef shank contains 2.29g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Frog legs, raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 9.6% 39% 145% 57% 286% 113% 8.3% 2.6% 164%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.8%
Contains more IronIron +157.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +949%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.3%
~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 35% 48% 110% 25% 85% 474% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +390.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +847.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.14mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef shank Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.79µg 0.4µg 141%
Zinc 10.49mg 1mg 86%
Protein 33.68g 16.4g 35%
Iron 3.86mg 1.5mg 30%
Selenium 30µg 14.1µg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.89mg 1.2mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.37mg 0.12mg 19%
Phosphorus 263mg 147mg 17%
Choline 65mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.29g 0.076g 10%
Fats 6.36g 0.3g 9%
Cholesterol 78mg 50mg 9%
Copper 0.172mg 0.25mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.86g 0.053g 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Calories 201kcal 73kcal 6%
Potassium 447mg 285mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 20mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.21g 0.102g 1%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 64mg 58mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.377mg 0%
Threonine 1.471mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.514mg 0%
Leucine 2.662mg 0%
Lysine 2.802mg 0%
Methionine 0.862mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.315mg 0%
Valine 1.638mg 0%
Histidine 1.153mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 6% 58% 2%
Protein: 33.68 g
Fats: 6.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.21 g
Other: 1.75 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 +105.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2020%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more WaterWater +40.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 53% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.21 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 +5296.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Beef shank - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169442/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.