Crab meat vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between crab meat and frog legs?
- Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, and folate, yet frog legs are higher in vitamin B2 and iron.
- Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 463% more.
- Crab meat has 18 times more sodium than frog legs. While crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, frog legs have only 58mg.
We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +215% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +227.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +372.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +662% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +90.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +183.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +97.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.6% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +11.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +50% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +2775% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +240% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +66.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +164.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +354.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 11.5µg | 0.4µg | 463% |
| Copper | 1.182mg | 0.25mg | 104% |
| Zinc | 7.62mg | 1mg | 60% |
| Selenium | 40µg | 14.1µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1072mg | 58mg | 44% |
| Phosphorus | 280mg | 147mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.25mg | 15% |
| Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
| Magnesium | 63mg | 20mg | 10% |
| Folate | 51µg | 15µg | 9% |
| Iron | 0.76mg | 1.5mg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.053mg | 0.14mg | 7% |
| Protein | 19.35g | 16.4g | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 18mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.536g | 0.102g | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.04mg | 2% | |
| Fats | 1.54g | 0.3g | 2% |
| Calories | 97kcal | 73kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.34mg | 1.2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A | 9µg | 15µg | 1% |
| Potassium | 262mg | 285mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 8IU | 1% | |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 50mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.133g | 0.076g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.185g | 0.053g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.269mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.783mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.536mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 1.684mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.545mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.817mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.91mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.393mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.295g | 0.014g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.118g | 0.02g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.031g | 0.007g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +18% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +413.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +11.4% |
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Carbs
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Water
~81.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +249.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +425.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -42.9% |
