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Pork leg vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork leg and frog legs different?

  • Pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and zinc, while frog legs are higher in copper and iron.
  • Pork leg covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 50% more than frog legs.
  • Pork leg contains 86 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Pork leg contains 6.54g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Frog legs, raw types were used in this article.

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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 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
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 ZincZinc +93%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +284.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Potassium ~285mg

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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 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 DVitamin D +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +281.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +234.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.14mg 50%
Fats 18.87g 0.3g 29%
Saturated fat 6.54g 0.076g 29%
Selenium 29.4µg 14.1µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.12mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 1.2mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 0.053g 21%
Copper 0.065mg 0.25mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 0.102g 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 0.4µg 10%
Calories 245kcal 73kcal 9%
Zinc 1.93mg 1mg 8%
Cholesterol 73mg 50mg 8%
Iron 0.85mg 1.5mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Phosphorus 199mg 147mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 8IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Protein 17.43g 16.4g 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Potassium 315mg 285mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 20mg 0%
Sodium 47mg 58mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 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
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 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 +6190%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%
Contains more OtherOther +13.8%
~equal in Protein ~16.4g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 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 +15711.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1870.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/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.