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Provolone vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between provolone and frog legs

  • Provolone has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin A; however, frog legs are higher in copper, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Provolone covers your daily saturated fat needs 85% more than frog legs.
  • Frog legs contain 42 times less calcium than provolone. Provolone contains 756mg of calcium, while frog legs contain 18mg.
  • Frog legs have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of provolone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, provolone 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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 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 +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4100%
Contains more ZincZinc +223%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.5%
Contains more IronIron +188.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +861.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
~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% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 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 +1473.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +265%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +636.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +322.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Frog legs DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.078g 0.076g 77%
Calcium 756mg 18mg 74%
Phosphorus 496mg 147mg 50%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0.4µg 44%
Fats 26.62g 0.3g 40%
Sodium 876mg 58mg 36%
Copper 0.026mg 0.25mg 25%
Vitamin A 236µg 15µg 25%
Zinc 3.23mg 1mg 20%
Protein 25.58g 16.4g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.053g 18%
Calories 351kcal 73kcal 14%
Iron 0.52mg 1.5mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.14mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 10%
Choline 15.4mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 1.2mg 7%
Cholesterol 69mg 50mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.25mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 1mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.102g 4%
Potassium 138mg 285mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Magnesium 28mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin D 20IU 8IU 2%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.1µg 1%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Carbs 2.14g 0g 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 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
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 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 +56%
Contains more FatsFats +8773.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +236.4%
Contains more WaterWater +100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 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 +13849.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +653.9%
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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.