Frog legs vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between frog legs and lamb
- Frog legs have more copper and vitamin E; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and choline.
- Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
- Frog legs contain 7 times more vitamin E than lamb. Frog legs contain 1mg of vitamin E, while lamb contains 0.14mg.
- Frog legs contain less cholesterol.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Frog legs, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +110.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -19.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
Contains more IronIron | +25.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +346% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +27.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +87.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +614.3% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +40% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +455% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +537.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4500% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +20% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +44.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 0.4µg | 2.55µg | 90% |
Saturated fat | 0.076g | 8.83g | 40% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.2mg | 6.66mg | 34% |
Fats | 0.3g | 20.94g | 32% |
Zinc | 1mg | 4.46mg | 31% |
Selenium | 14.1µg | 26.4µg | 22% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.053g | 8.82g | 22% |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 97mg | 16% |
Protein | 16.4g | 24.52g | 16% |
Copper | 0.25mg | 0.119mg | 15% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.66mg | 13% | |
Calories | 73kcal | 294kcal | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 1.51g | 9% |
Vitamin E | 1mg | 0.14mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 147mg | 188mg | 6% |
Iron | 1.5mg | 1.88mg | 5% |
Choline | 65mg | 93.7mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 4.6µg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.14mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 15µg | 0µg | 2% |
Sodium | 58mg | 72mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 2IU | 1% |
Folate | 15µg | 18µg | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 23mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Potassium | 285mg | 310mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.022mg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Calcium | 18mg | 17mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.287mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.05mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.183mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.908mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.166mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.629mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.998mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.323mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.777mg | 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
Contains more WaterWater | +52.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +70.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +49.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +6880% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16541.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1380.4% |