Frog legs vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between frog legs and crab

Frog legs are higher in iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 122% higher.
Frog legs have 6 times more vitamin B1 than crab. While frog legs have 0.14mg of vitamin B1, crab has only 0.023mg.
Frog legs have less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Frog legs, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Frog legs

Crab

Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+405.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+225.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+281%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+204.3%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Frog legs

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+84%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+732.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+240%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.4µg	3.33µg	122%
Copper	0.25mg	0.814mg	63%
Selenium	14.1µg	42.9µg	52%
Zinc	1mg	3.81mg	26%
Sodium	58mg	563mg	22%
Vitamin B5		0.997mg	20%
Cholesterol	50mg	97mg	16%
Iron	1.5mg	0.5mg	13%
Phosphorus	147mg	234mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.093mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.023mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	2.747mg	10%
Folate	15µg	51µg	9%
Calcium	18mg	91mg	7%
Vitamin E	1mg	1.84mg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Magnesium	20mg	36mg	4%
Protein	16.4g	17.88g	3%
Manganese		0.074mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.156mg	3%
Choline	65mg	80.9mg	3%
Vitamin A	15µg	1µg	2%
Calories	73kcal	83kcal	1%
Fats	0.3g	0.74g	1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	285mg	259mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.076g	0.201g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.258g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	120g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g	0.129g	0%
Tryptophan		0.226mg	0%
Threonine		0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.776mg	0%
Leucine		1.307mg	0%
Lysine		1.386mg	0%
Methionine		0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.708mg	0%
Valine		0.806mg	0%
Histidine		0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.014g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.02g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.007g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A