Crab stick vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab stick and frog legs different?

Crab stick is richer in phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B12, while frog legs are higher in copper, iron, vitamin B2, choline, and vitamin B1.
Frog legs cover your daily need for copper, 24% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 9 times more sodium than frog legs. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while frog legs contain 58mg.
Crab stick has a higher glycemic index (50) than frog legs (0).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi 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.

Crab stick

Frog legs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+216.7%
Contains more IronIron	+284.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+681.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+203%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89%

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.

Crab stick

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+488.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+93.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.032mg	0.25mg	24%
Sodium	529mg	58mg	20%
Phosphorus	282mg	147mg	19%
Protein	7.62g	16.4g	18%
Selenium	22.3µg	14.1µg	15%
Iron	0.39mg	1.5mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.25mg	13%
Cholesterol	20mg	50mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.14mg	9%
Choline	13mg	65mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	0.4µg	7%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	1mg	6%
Potassium	90mg	285mg	6%
Zinc	0.33mg	1mg	6%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Magnesium	43mg	20mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	1.2mg	4%
Folate	0µg	15µg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	15µg	2%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Saturated fat	0.216g	0.076g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.12mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	0.053g	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Calories	95kcal	73kcal	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Fats	0.46g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	0.102g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg		0%
Threonine	0.285mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg		0%
Leucine	0.607mg		0%
Lysine	0.707mg		0%
Methionine	0.261mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg		0%
Valine	0.286mg		0%
Histidine	0.156mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A