Frog legs vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are frog legs and wakame different?
- Frog legs are higher in selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B6; however, wakame is richer in folate, magnesium, and calcium.
- Daily need coverage for folate for wakame is 45% higher.
- Wakame has less cholesterol.
Frog legs, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw are the varieties used 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 PotassiumPotassium | +470% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +163.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +83.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1914.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +435% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +733.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +45.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +13.6% |
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 DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +5900% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +367.6% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +20% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5200% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1206.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.4mg | 61% | |
Folate | 15µg | 196µg | 45% |
Sodium | 58mg | 872mg | 35% |
Protein | 16.4g | 3.03g | 27% |
Selenium | 14.1µg | 0.7µg | 24% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 107mg | 21% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4µg | 0µg | 17% |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 0mg | 17% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.697mg | 14% | |
Calcium | 18mg | 150mg | 13% |
Phosphorus | 147mg | 80mg | 10% |
Iron | 1.5mg | 2.18mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.002mg | 9% |
Choline | 65mg | 13.9mg | 9% |
Potassium | 285mg | 50mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.14mg | 0.06mg | 7% |
Zinc | 1mg | 0.38mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 5.3µg | 4% |
Copper | 0.25mg | 0.284mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.2mg | 1.6mg | 3% |
Carbs | 0g | 9.14g | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.5g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.23mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 0.218g | 1% |
Calories | 73kcal | 45kcal | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0µg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 0IU | 1% |
Fats | 0.3g | 0.64g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 8.64g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.65g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 15µg | 18µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.076g | 0.13g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.053g | 0.058g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.035mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.165mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.087mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.257mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.112mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.063mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.112mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.209mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.015mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.014g | 0.186g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.02g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.007g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +441.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +113.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +414.3% |
~equal in
Water
~79.99g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -41.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +113.7% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.058g