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Monterey Jack vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between monterey Jack and frog legs

  • Monterey Jack has more calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and vitamin B2; however, frog legs are higher in copper.
  • Monterey Jack covers your daily saturated fat needs 95% more than frog legs.
  • Frog legs contain 41 times less calcium than monterey Jack. Monterey Jack contains 746mg of calcium, while frog legs contain 18mg.
  • Frog legs have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of monterey Jack is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, monterey 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 19% 224% 7.1% 27% 11% 82% 190% 78% 1.4% 79%
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 +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4044.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +202%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.9%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +681.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
~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 0% 66% 5.2% 9% 3.8% 90% 1.7% 13% 18% 104% 6.3% 14% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +1220%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +322.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monterey Jack Frog legs DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.066g 0.076g 86%
Calcium 746mg 18mg 73%
Fats 30.28g 0.3g 46%
Phosphorus 444mg 147mg 42%
Sodium 600mg 58mg 24%
Copper 0.032mg 0.25mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.751g 0.053g 22%
Vitamin A 198µg 15µg 20%
Zinc 3mg 1mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.83µg 0.4µg 18%
Protein 24.48g 16.4g 16%
Calories 373kcal 73kcal 15%
Cholesterol 89mg 50mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.39mg 0.25mg 11%
Iron 0.72mg 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.14mg 10%
Choline 15.4mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 1.2mg 7%
Potassium 81mg 285mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 1mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.899g 0.102g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin D 22IU 8IU 2%
Magnesium 27mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.2µg 2%
Folate 18µg 15µg 1%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.1µg 1%
Net carbs 0.68g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.68g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.315mg 0%
Threonine 0.871mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.519mg 0%
Leucine 2.344mg 0%
Lysine 2.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.641mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.289mg 0%
Valine 1.635mg 0%
Histidine 0.859mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 30% 41% 4%
Protein: 24.48 g
Fats: 30.28 g
Carbs: 0.68 g
Water: 41.01 g
Other: 3.55 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 +49.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9993.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +153.6%
Contains more WaterWater +99.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.751 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.899 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 +16411.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +781.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Monterey Jack - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170844/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.