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Flank steak vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flank steak and frog legs different?

  • Flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and phosphorus, while frog legs are higher in copper and vitamin B2.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 51% more than frog legs.
  • Flank steak contains 45 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Flank steak contains 3.395g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
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 +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.9%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more ZincZinc +390%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.9%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
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 +513.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +382.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +307.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flank steak Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0.4µg 51%
Vitamin B3 7.363mg 1.2mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.579mg 0.12mg 35%
Zinc 4.9mg 1mg 35%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.1µg 28%
Protein 27.66g 16.4g 23%
Copper 0.082mg 0.25mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.395g 0.076g 15%
Fats 8.23g 0.3g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.545mg 11%
Cholesterol 79mg 50mg 10%
Phosphorus 210mg 147mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.25mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.317g 0.053g 8%
Choline 105.4mg 65mg 7%
Calories 192kcal 73kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.14mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1mg 4%
Iron 1.74mg 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Potassium 339mg 285mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.102g 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Calcium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sodium 56mg 58mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 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 ProteinProtein +68.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2643.3%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 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 +6158.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +215.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/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.