Frog legs vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between frog legs and pork jowl
- Frog legs have more copper, selenium, iron, and phosphorus; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
- Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 126% more than frog legs.
- Pork jowl contains 9 times less selenium than frog legs. Frog legs contain 14.1µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
- Frog legs have less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Frog legs, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +566.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +350% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +92.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +257.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +525% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +19% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +70.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +840% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -56.9% |
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 | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +244.8% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1400% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +175.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +277.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +105% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 0.076g | 25.26g | 114% |
Fats | 0.3g | 69.61g | 107% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.053g | 32.89g | 82% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 8.11g | 53% |
Calories | 73kcal | 655kcal | 29% |
Selenium | 14.1µg | 1.5µg | 23% |
Copper | 0.25mg | 0.04mg | 23% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.2mg | 4.535mg | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.14mg | 0.386mg | 21% |
Protein | 16.4g | 6.38g | 20% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4µg | 0.82µg | 18% |
Iron | 1.5mg | 0.42mg | 14% |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 90mg | 13% |
Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
Phosphorus | 147mg | 86mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.25mg | 5% | |
Vitamin E | 1mg | 0.29mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 3mg | 4% |
Folate | 15µg | 1µg | 4% |
Potassium | 285mg | 148mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.09mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 1% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.236mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 15µg | 3µg | 1% |
Sodium | 58mg | 25mg | 1% |
Zinc | 1mg | 0.84mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% | |
Calcium | 18mg | 4mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.005mg | 0% | |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.021mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.21mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.168mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.446mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.528mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.095mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.239mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.305mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.072mg | 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 ProteinProtein | +157.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +269.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +23103.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +30% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +61956.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +7851% |