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Porterhouse steak vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are porterhouse steak and frog legs different?

  • Porterhouse steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, selenium, and phosphorus; however, frog legs are richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for porterhouse steak is 74% higher.
  • Porterhouse steak contains 96 times more saturated fat than frog legs. While porterhouse steak contains 7.271g of saturated fat, frog legs contain only 0.076g.

Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Frog legs, raw are the varieties 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 16% 2.1% 26% 110% 43% 124% 83% 8.5% 2% 107%
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 IronIron +96%
Contains more ZincZinc +356%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.8%
~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 0% 0% 3.6% 0% 25% 53% 79% 19% 84% 273% 0% 5.3% 50%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +250.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +445%
Contains more CholineCholine +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porterhouse steak Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.18µg 0.4µg 74%
Saturated fat 7.271g 0.076g 33%
Zinc 4.56mg 1mg 32%
Fats 19.27g 0.3g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 8.65g 0.053g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.365mg 0.12mg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.21mg 1.2mg 19%
Iron 2.94mg 1.5mg 18%
Protein 23.96g 16.4g 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0.25mg 13%
Calories 276kcal 73kcal 10%
Selenium 19.6µg 14.1µg 10%
Phosphorus 193mg 147mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 6%
Cholesterol 67mg 50mg 6%
Choline 91.3mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.69g 0.102g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.099mg 0.14mg 3%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.228mg 0.25mg 2%
Calcium 7mg 18mg 1%
Manganese 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 20mg 0%
Potassium 299mg 285mg 0%
Sodium 65mg 58mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.259mg 0%
Threonine 1.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.228mg 0%
Leucine 2.105mg 0%
Lysine 2.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.676mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.033mg 0%
Valine 1.288mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 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% 19% 55% 2%
Protein: 23.96 g
Fats: 19.27 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 54.66 g
Other: 2.11 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 +46.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6323.3%
Contains more OtherOther +50.7%
Contains more WaterWater +49.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.271 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.65 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.69 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 +16220.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +576.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Porterhouse steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169459/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.