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Cod liver oil vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cod liver oil and frog legs different?

  • Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A and vitamin D; however, frog legs are richer in copper, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cod liver oil is 1999% higher.
  • Cod liver oil contains 1250 times more vitamin D than frog legs. While cod liver oil contains 10000IU of vitamin D, frog legs contain only 8IU.
  • Frog legs have less saturated fat.

Fish oil, cod liver 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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% 10000% 0% 3750% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 AVitamin A +199900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +124900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 15µg 3332%
Vitamin D 250µg 0.2µg 1249%
Vitamin D 10000IU 8IU 1249%
Cholesterol 570mg 50mg 173%
Fats 100g 0.3g 153%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.102g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.053g 117%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.076g 102%
Calories 902kcal 73kcal 41%
Protein 0g 16.4g 33%
Copper 0mg 0.25mg 28%
Selenium 0µg 14.1µg 26%
Phosphorus 0mg 147mg 21%
Iron 0mg 1.5mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.25mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.4µg 17%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 12%
Zinc 0mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.2mg 8%
Potassium 0mg 285mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Magnesium 0mg 20mg 5%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Sodium 0mg 58mg 3%
Calcium 0mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +33233.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.541 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 +88034%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21999%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Cod liver oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173577/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.

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