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Fish sauce vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish sauce and frog legs different?

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium and vitamin B6; however, frog legs are richer in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, choline, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for fish sauce is 339% higher.
  • Fish sauce contains 9 times more magnesium than frog legs. While fish sauce contains 175mg of magnesium, frog legs contain only 20mg.
  • Frog legs have less sodium.

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Frog legs, raw are the varieties 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 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
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 +775%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54.9%
~equal in Potassium ~285mg

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 1.7% 1.3% 0% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38% 7.2%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +338.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +392.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Frog legs DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 58mg 339%
Magnesium 175mg 20mg 37%
Protein 5.06g 16.4g 23%
Copper 0.05mg 0.25mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.12mg 21%
Phosphorus 7mg 147mg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 50mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.25mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.14mg 11%
Manganese 0.233mg 10%
Selenium 9.1µg 14.1µg 9%
Choline 13.2mg 65mg 9%
Folate 51µg 15µg 9%
Iron 0.78mg 1.5mg 9%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Zinc 0.2mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 43mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.4µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 2%
Calories 35kcal 73kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Carbs 3.64g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.102g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 0g N/A
Potassium 288mg 285mg 0%
Sugar 3.64g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.076g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.053g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1344.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +224.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2900%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3300%

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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. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/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.