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Frog legs vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between frog legs and cod

  • Frog legs have more copper, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B1; however, cod is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Cod covers your daily selenium needs 35% more than frog legs.
  • Cod contains 9 times less copper than frog legs. Frog legs contain 0.25mg of copper, while cod contains 0.028mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Frog legs, raw and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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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%
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +294.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +792.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +134.8%
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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%
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +284.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +127.5%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~65.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 153mg 3060%
Selenium 14.1µg 33.1µg 35%
Copper 0.25mg 0.028mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0.91µg 21%
Iron 1.5mg 0.38mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.065mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.245mg 10%
Phosphorus 147mg 203mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.076mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.063mg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.45mg 5%
Potassium 285mg 413mg 4%
Vitamin D 8IU 36IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.9µg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Protein 16.4g 17.81g 3%
Folate 15µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.64mg 2%
Cholesterol 50mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.231g 1%
Manganese 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.67g 1%
Calories 73kcal 82kcal 0%
Calcium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sodium 58mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin A 15µg 12µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 65mg 65.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.076g 0.131g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0.01g 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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +123.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.81g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~81.22g

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
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.5%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.