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Frog legs vs. Turkey leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between frog legs and turkey leg

  • Frog legs have more copper and vitamin B1, while turkey leg has more selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Turkey leg covers your daily need for selenium, 22% more than frog legs.
  • Frog legs contain 2 times more vitamin B1 than turkey leg. While frog legs contain 0.14mg of vitamin B1, turkey leg contains only 0.077mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in frog legs is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Frog legs, raw and Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, 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 15% 5.1% 24% 65% 47% 84% 76% 9.7% 2.9% 144%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.6%
Contains more IronIron +14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +209%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Calcium ~17mg
~equal in Potassium ~273mg

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% 0.33% 0% 0% 19% 49% 55% 65% 78% 49% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.39µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Turkey leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.09mg 22%
Selenium 14.1µg 26.4µg 22%
Zinc 1mg 3.09mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.34mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1.83g 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Copper 0.25mg 0.142mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 2.947mg 11%
Fats 0.3g 6.72g 10%
Saturated fat 0.076g 2.06g 9%
Cholesterol 50mg 71mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Protein 16.4g 19.54g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 2.06g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.077mg 5%
Calories 73kcal 144kcal 4%
Phosphorus 147mg 177mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.211mg 3%
Iron 1.5mg 1.72mg 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 1µg 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Folate 15µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Sodium 58mg 74mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 18mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 285mg 273mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0.39µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0%
Threonine 0.861mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.998mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0%
Lysine 1.809mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.769mg 0%
Valine 1.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0.02g 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
20% 7% 73%
Protein: 19.54 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.69 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2140%
~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
35% 35% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3786.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1694.1%

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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. Turkey leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171493/nutrients

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

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