Butter vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between butter and frog legs
- Butter has more vitamin A; however, frog legs are higher in copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
- Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than frog legs.
- Frog legs contain 50 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while frog legs contain 50IU.
- Frog legs have less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Frog legs, raw.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -81% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +900% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1087.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +7400% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1462.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1011.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +512.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1310% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4460% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +132% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +6900% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2700% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +635.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2757.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +3900% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +135.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +400% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +245.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 50.489g | 0.076g | 229% |
Fats | 81.11g | 0.3g | 124% |
Vitamin A | 684µg | 15µg | 74% |
Monounsaturated fat | 23.43g | 0.053g | 58% |
Cholesterol | 215mg | 50mg | 55% |
Calories | 717kcal | 73kcal | 32% |
Protein | 0.85g | 16.4g | 31% |
Copper | 0.016mg | 0.25mg | 26% |
Selenium | 1µg | 14.1µg | 24% |
Iron | 0.02mg | 1.5mg | 19% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.01g | 0.102g | 19% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 147mg | 18% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 0.25mg | 17% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.14mg | 11% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17µg | 0.4µg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003mg | 0.12mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 2.32mg | 1mg | 9% |
Potassium | 24mg | 285mg | 8% |
Zinc | 0.09mg | 1mg | 8% |
Choline | 18.8mg | 65mg | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.042mg | 1.2mg | 7% |
Vitamin K | 7µg | 0.1µg | 6% |
Magnesium | 2mg | 20mg | 4% |
Folate | 3µg | 15µg | 3% |
Sodium | 11mg | 58mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Calcium | 24mg | 18mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 8IU | 1% |
Carbs | 0.06g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.06g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.06g | 0g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.004mg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.038mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.051mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.083mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.067mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.021mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.041mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.057mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.014g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.02g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.315g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.007g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 2.166g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +26936.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1829.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +356.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +3400% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +44107.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2851% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.8% |