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

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What are the main differences between turkey meat and frog legs?

  • Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and phosphorus, yet frog legs are richer in copper and vitamin B1.
  • Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 52% higher.
  • Turkey meat has 28 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Turkey meat has 2.155g of saturated fat, while frog legs have 0.076g.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Frog legs, raw types in this comparison.

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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 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
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 +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +148%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +111.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.2%
Contains more IronIron +37.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.7%

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% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
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 DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +697.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +413.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +155%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 1.2mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 0.12mg 38%
Selenium 29.8µg 14.1µg 29%
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 0.4µg 26%
Protein 28.55g 16.4g 24%
Cholesterol 109mg 50mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 19%
Copper 0.093mg 0.25mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 0.102g 13%
Zinc 2.48mg 1mg 13%
Fats 7.39g 0.3g 11%
Phosphorus 223mg 147mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.155g 0.076g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.14mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 0.053g 6%
Calories 189kcal 73kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 1mg 6%
Iron 1.09mg 1.5mg 5%
Choline 87.4mg 65mg 4%
Sodium 103mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.25mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 20mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Potassium 239mg 285mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 15IU 8IU 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Calcium 14mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin A 12µg 15µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.841g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 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 +74.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2363.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%
Contains more OtherOther +191.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 38% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.119 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 +4894.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1977.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%

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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. Turkey meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/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.