Frog legs vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between frog legs and rib eye steak?

Frog legs are higher in copper and vitamin E, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 71% more.
Frog legs have 10 times more vitamin E than rib eye steak. While frog legs have 1mg of vitamin E, rib eye steak has only 0.1mg.
The amount of cholesterol in frog legs is lower.

We used Frog legs, raw and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types 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.

Frog legs

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+212.5%

Contains more IronIron	+49.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+491%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+110.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

~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.

Frog legs

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+33.2%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+309%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+297.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+425%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.4µg	2.1µg	71%
Zinc	1mg	5.91mg	45%
Saturated fat	0.076g	9.684g	44%
Fats	0.3g	21.81g	33%
Selenium	14.1µg	29.7µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.477mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g	10.519g	26%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	4.908mg	23%
Copper	0.25mg	0.08mg	19%
Protein	16.4g	23.69g	15%
Vitamin B5		0.536mg	11%
Calories	73kcal	291kcal	11%
Cholesterol	50mg	80mg	10%
Iron	1.5mg	2.24mg	9%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.1mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	1.027g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.071mg	6%
Manganese		0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.287mg	3%
Choline	65mg	48.8mg	3%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Phosphorus	147mg	152mg	1%
Potassium	285mg	260mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin A	15µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU	7IU	0%
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Sodium	58mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.265mg	0%
Threonine		1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.103mg	0%
Leucine		2.041mg	0%
Lysine		2.269mg	0%
Methionine		0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.95mg	0%
Valine		1.184mg	0%
Histidine		0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.014g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A