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Frog legs vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are frog legs and Peruvian groundcherry different?

  • Frog legs are richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and iron, while Peruvian groundcherry is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B3.
  • Frog legs cover your daily need for cholesterol, 17% more than Peruvian groundcherry.
  • Peruvian groundcherry is lower in cholesterol.
  • Peruvian groundcherry has a higher glycemic index (35) than frog legs (0).

Frog legs, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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 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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +267.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Protein 16.4g 1.9g 29%
Copper 0.25mg 28%
Selenium 14.1µg 26%
Cholesterol 50mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.04mg 16%
Phosphorus 147mg 40mg 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.8mg 10%
Zinc 1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Potassium 285mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Iron 1.5mg 1mg 6%
Magnesium 20mg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Carbs 0g 11.2g 4%
Sodium 58mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 36µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1%
Calories 73kcal 53kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.076g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +763.2%
Contains more OtherOther +75%
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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