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Ground beef vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ground beef and frog legs

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and selenium; however, frog legs are higher in copper and vitamin B1.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 87% more than frog legs.
  • Frog legs contain 80 times less saturated fat than ground beef. Ground beef contains 6.073g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Frog legs, 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +484%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.5%

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.
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +159.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +522.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +174.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.4µg 87%
Zinc 5.84mg 1mg 44%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.076g 27%
Fats 15.37g 0.3g 23%
Copper 0.079mg 0.25mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.053g 18%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 1.2mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.12mg 15%
Protein 23.87g 16.4g 15%
Cholesterol 88mg 50mg 13%
Iron 2.27mg 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 10%
Selenium 19.1µg 14.1µg 9%
Calories 241kcal 73kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.14mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.25mg 6%
Phosphorus 166mg 147mg 3%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.102g 2%
Calcium 33mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 20mg 1%
Choline 73.2mg 65mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Potassium 241mg 285mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 15µg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5023.3%
Contains more OtherOther +70.7%
Contains more WaterWater +40.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13715.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Frog legs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168148/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.