Frog legs vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between frog legs and steak?
- Frog legs are higher in copper and vitamin B1, yet steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
- Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
- Frog legs have 3 times more copper than steak. While frog legs have 0.25mg of copper, steak has only 0.085mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in frog legs is lower.
We used Frog legs, raw and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +194.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
| Contains more IronIron | +60% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +534% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +10.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +125.5% |
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 | +114.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +89.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +150% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +20.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +329.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +316.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +450% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1500% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.4µg | 2.2µg | 75% |
| Zinc | 1mg | 6.34mg | 49% |
| Saturated fat | 0.076g | 8.443g | 38% |
| Selenium | 14.1µg | 31.8µg | 32% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.5mg | 29% |
| Fats | 0.3g | 19.02g | 29% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.2mg | 5.149mg | 25% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.053g | 9.171g | 23% |
| Copper | 0.25mg | 0.085mg | 18% |
| Protein | 16.4g | 24.85g | 17% |
| Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 2.4mg | 11% |
| Calories | 73kcal | 271kcal | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 78mg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.14mg | 0.074mg | 6% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 0.896g | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.301mg | 4% |
| Folate | 15µg | 6µg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 147mg | 163mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 23mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 15µg | 7µg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 12mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 8IU | 6IU | 0% |
| Potassium | 285mg | 279mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 58mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.171mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 2.142mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.38mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.672mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.242mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.931mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.014g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.02g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.007g | 0.013g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +47.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +159.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +51.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +6240% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.1% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +17203.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +778.4% |
