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Parmesan vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parmesan and frog legs

  • Parmesan has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin A; however, frog legs are richer in copper and iron.
  • Parmesan's daily need coverage for calcium is 84% more.
  • Parmesan contains 202 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Parmesan contains 15.371g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, parmesan, grated 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 24% 256% 16% 18% 13% 115% 269% 235% 9.3% 188%
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 +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4638.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +326.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +144%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +206.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +525%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%

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% 87% 11% 7.5% 6.5% 83% 1.5% 27% 19% 175% 4.3% 4.5% 7.7%
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 +1646.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +361%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parmesan Frog legs DV% diff.
Calcium 853mg 18mg 84%
Sodium 1804mg 58mg 76%
Saturated fat 15.371g 0.076g 70%
Phosphorus 627mg 147mg 69%
Vitamin B12 1.4µg 0.4µg 42%
Fats 27.84g 0.3g 42%
Selenium 34.4µg 14.1µg 37%
Zinc 4.2mg 1mg 29%
Vitamin A 262µg 15µg 27%
Protein 28.42g 16.4g 24%
Copper 0.04mg 0.25mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.13g 0.053g 18%
Calories 420kcal 73kcal 17%
Iron 0.49mg 1.5mg 13%
Cholesterol 86mg 50mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.14mg 10%
Choline 14.1mg 65mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.386g 0.102g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.25mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 1.2mg 7%
Carbs 13.91g 0g 5%
Manganese 0.071mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.53mg 1mg 3%
Magnesium 34mg 20mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 285mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 8IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 13.91g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.07g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.876g N/A
Tryptophan 0.383mg 0%
Threonine 1.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.455mg 0%
Leucine 2.747mg 0%
Lysine 2.201mg 0%
Methionine 0.751mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.538mg 0%
Valine 1.865mg 0%
Histidine 0.806mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.102g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.015g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.87g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 28% 14% 23% 7%
Protein: 28.42 g
Fats: 27.84 g
Carbs: 13.91 g
Water: 22.65 g
Other: 7.18 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 +73.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +412.9%
Contains more WaterWater +261.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.371 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.386 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 +13352.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1258.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Parmesan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171247/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.