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Pâté vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pâté and frog legs

  • Frog legs have less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, zinc, and copper.
  • Pâté covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 117% more than frog legs.
  • Frog legs contain 126 times less saturated fat than pâté. Pâté contains 9.57g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.
  • The glycemic index of pâté is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate, liver, not specified, canned 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.
Pâté
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
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 +288.9%
Contains more IronIron +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains more ZincZinc +185%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +195%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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.
Pâté
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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% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 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 AVitamin A +6506.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pâté Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.2µg 0.4µg 117%
Vitamin A 991µg 15µg 108%
Cholesterol 255mg 50mg 68%
Iron 5.5mg 1.5mg 50%
Selenium 41.6µg 14.1µg 50%
Fats 28g 0.3g 43%
Saturated fat 9.57g 0.076g 43%
Monounsaturated fat 12.36g 0.053g 31%
Sodium 697mg 58mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.6mg 0.25mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.16g 0.102g 20%
Copper 0.4mg 0.25mg 17%
Zinc 2.85mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 1.2mg 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Calories 319kcal 73kcal 12%
Folate 60µg 15µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.14mg 9%
Phosphorus 200mg 147mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Manganese 0.12mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 18mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.12mg 5%
Protein 14.2g 16.4g 4%
Potassium 138mg 285mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Carbs 1.5g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.157mg 0%
Threonine 0.568mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.554mg 0%
Leucine 1.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.838mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.582mg 0%
Valine 0.768mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 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
Pâté
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14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +9233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.5%
Contains more WaterWater +51.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pâté
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38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 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 +23220.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2998%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/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.