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Frog legs vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between frog legs and cottage cheese

  • Frog legs have more copper, iron, vitamin B1, choline, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 than cottage cheese.
  • Frog legs' daily need coverage for copper is 25% more.
  • Frog legs contain 21 times more iron than cottage cheese. Frog legs contain 1.5mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
  • Cottage cheese contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Frog legs, raw and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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 14% 5.4% 25% 56% 83% 27% 63% 7.6% 0% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +174%
Contains more IronIron +2042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +762.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +361.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

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% 5% 20% 3% 35% 58% 23% 0% 28% 50% 0.25% 11% 35%
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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +418.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +253.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +146.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.25mg 0.029mg 25%
Iron 1.5mg 0.07mg 18%
Sodium 58mg 364mg 13%
Protein 16.4g 11.12g 11%
Cholesterol 50mg 17mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.027mg 9%
Selenium 14.1µg 9.7µg 8%
Choline 65mg 18.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.163mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.076g 1.718g 7%
Calcium 18mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.099mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.046mg 6%
Fats 0.3g 4.3g 6%
Potassium 285mg 104mg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.4mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Phosphorus 147mg 159mg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 37µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.778g 2%
Folate 15µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0.43µg 1%
Calories 73kcal 98kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 3IU 1%
Carbs 0g 3.38g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.123g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1333.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~79.79g
~equal in Other ~1.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1367.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.6%

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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. Frog legs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168148/nutrients
  2. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.