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Chicken thigh vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken thigh and frog legs?

  • Chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat, yet frog legs are higher in copper.
  • Chicken thigh's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 37% more.
  • Chicken thigh has 72 times more monounsaturated fat than frog legs. While chicken thigh has 3.82g of monounsaturated fat, frog legs have only 0.053g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in frog legs is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried 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 19% 3.9% 23% 55% 30% 76% 85% 12% 3.5% 112%
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 +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +179%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.9%
~equal in Potassium ~285mg
~equal in Iron ~1.5mg

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% 3% 22% 59% 134% 77% 88% 41% 0% 6.8% 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 +493.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken thigh Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 7.12mg 1.2mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.285mg 26%
Protein 28.18g 16.4g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 0.12mg 20%
Copper 0.09mg 0.25mg 18%
Cholesterol 102mg 50mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.43g 0.102g 16%
Zinc 2.79mg 1mg 16%
Fats 10.3g 0.3g 15%
Saturated fat 2.78g 0.076g 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Selenium 20.5µg 14.1µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 3.82g 0.053g 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Calories 218kcal 73kcal 7%
Phosphorus 199mg 147mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0.4µg 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 2%
Sodium 95mg 58mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 20mg 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Iron 1.46mg 1.5mg 1%
Potassium 259mg 285mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.18g 0g 0%
Vitamin D 8IU 8IU 0%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.329mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.486mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 2.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.121mg 0%
Valine 1.397mg 0%
Histidine 0.874mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.05g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 10% 59%
Protein: 28.18 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 1.18 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 1.03 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 +71.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3333.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +38.1%
Contains more OtherOther +35.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 42% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.43 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 +7107.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2282.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Chicken thigh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172387/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.