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Frog legs vs. Shark raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between frog legs and shark raw

  • Frog legs have more copper, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B1; however, shark raw is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Shark raw covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 45% more than frog legs.
  • Shark raw contains 8 times less copper than frog legs. Frog legs contain 0.25mg of copper, while shark raw contains 0.033mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Frog legs, raw and Fish, shark, mixed species, 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.
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 35% 10% 14% 32% 11% 12% 90% 10% 2% 199%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.1%
Contains more IronIron +78.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +657.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +132.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +158.9%

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.
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 0% 23% 20% 9% 11% 14% 55% 42% 92% 186% 0.25% 2.3% 35%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +272.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~65mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Shark raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 1.49µg 45%
Selenium 14.1µg 36.5µg 41%
Copper 0.25mg 0.033mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.4mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.695mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.062mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.938mg 11%
Phosphorus 147mg 210mg 9%
Protein 16.4g 20.98g 9%
Iron 1.5mg 0.84mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.042mg 8%
Magnesium 20mg 49mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1.195g 7%
Vitamin A 15µg 70µg 6%
Fats 0.3g 4.51g 6%
Zinc 1mg 0.43mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.076g 0.925g 4%
Potassium 285mg 160mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 1.808g 4%
Folate 15µg 3µg 3%
Calories 73kcal 130kcal 3%
Calcium 18mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 24IU 2%
Manganese 0.015mg 1%
Sodium 58mg 79mg 1%
Cholesterol 50mg 51mg 0%
Vitamin E 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 65mg 65mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.92mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.967mg 0%
Leucine 1.705mg 0%
Lysine 1.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.621mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.819mg 0%
Valine 1.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.618mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.316g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0.527g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0.109g 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
21% 5% 74%
Protein: 20.98 g
Fats: 4.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.58 g
Other: 0.93 g
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
Contains more OtherOther +50.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1403.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
24% 46% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.925 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.808 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.195 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3311.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1071.6%

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. Shark raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173697/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.