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Frog legs vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between frog legs and smoked salmon?

  • Frog legs are higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and iron, yet smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 119% more.
  • Frog legs have 6 times more vitamin B1 than smoked salmon. While frog legs have 0.14mg of vitamin B1, smoked salmon has only 0.023mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

We used Frog legs, raw and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked 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.
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 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.9%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +129.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg
~equal in Copper ~0.23mg

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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +8450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +293.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +715%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 3.26µg 119%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 17.1µg 85%
Vitamin D 8IU 685IU 85%
Selenium 14.1µg 32.4µg 33%
Sodium 58mg 672mg 27%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 4.72mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.278mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.101mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.023mg 10%
Cholesterol 50mg 23mg 9%
Iron 1.5mg 0.85mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.995g 6%
Fats 0.3g 4.32g 6%
Zinc 1mg 0.31mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 2.023g 5%
Saturated fat 0.076g 0.929g 4%
Protein 16.4g 18.28g 4%
Choline 65mg 89mg 4%
Potassium 285mg 175mg 3%
Folate 15µg 2µg 3%
Calories 73kcal 117kcal 2%
Vitamin E 1mg 1.35mg 2%
Phosphorus 147mg 164mg 2%
Copper 0.25mg 0.23mg 2%
Manganese 0.017mg 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 26µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 11mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0.073g 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
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1340%
Contains more OtherOther +285.7%
~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% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3717%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +875.5%

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.