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Horse meat vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between horse meat and frog legs

  • Horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, frog legs are richer in vitamin B2 and copper.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 115% higher.
  • Horse meat has 25 times more saturated fat than frog legs. While horse meat has 1.9g of saturated fat, frog legs have only 0.076g.

The food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted 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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains more IronIron +235.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +282%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
~equal in Sodium ~58mg
~equal in Selenium ~14.1µg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +690%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.3%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horse meat Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.16µg 0.4µg 115%
Iron 5.03mg 1.5mg 44%
Zinc 3.82mg 1mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.84mg 1.2mg 23%
Protein 28.14g 16.4g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.12mg 16%
Phosphorus 247mg 147mg 14%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.25mg 10%
Fats 6.05g 0.3g 9%
Copper 0.171mg 0.25mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.9g 0.076g 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Cholesterol 68mg 50mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.85g 0.102g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.12g 0.053g 5%
Calories 175kcal 73kcal 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.14mg 3%
Potassium 379mg 285mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Selenium 13.5µg 14.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 55mg 58mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 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 +71.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1916.7%
Contains more OtherOther +30.7%
Contains more WaterWater +28%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 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 +3900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +733.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%

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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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.