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

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Summary of differences between turkey leg and frog legs

  • Turkey leg has more selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat, while frog legs have more copper and vitamin B1.
  • Turkey leg covers your daily need for selenium, 22% more than frog legs.
  • Turkey leg contains 39 times more monounsaturated fat than frog legs. While turkey leg contains 2.06g of monounsaturated fat, frog legs contain only 0.053g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in frog legs is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw 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 15% 5.1% 24% 65% 47% 84% 76% 9.7% 2.9% 144%
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 +14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +209%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~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% 0.33% 0% 0% 19% 49% 55% 65% 78% 49% 0% 7.5% 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 B3Vitamin B3 +145.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey leg Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.09mg 22%
Selenium 26.4µg 14.1µg 22%
Zinc 3.09mg 1mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 0.12mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.83g 0.102g 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Copper 0.142mg 0.25mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.947mg 1.2mg 11%
Fats 6.72g 0.3g 10%
Saturated fat 2.06g 0.076g 9%
Cholesterol 71mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Protein 19.54g 16.4g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.06g 0.053g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.14mg 5%
Calories 144kcal 73kcal 4%
Phosphorus 177mg 147mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.211mg 0.25mg 3%
Iron 1.72mg 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 15µg 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Sodium 74mg 58mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 20mg 0%
Calcium 17mg 18mg 0%
Potassium 273mg 285mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0%
Threonine 0.861mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.998mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0%
Lysine 1.809mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.769mg 0%
Valine 1.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 7% 73%
Protein: 19.54 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.69 g
Other: 1.05 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 +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2140%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 35% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.83 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 +3786.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1694.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Turkey leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171493/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.