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Veal vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between veal and frog legs

  • Veal has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while frog legs have more copper, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Veal covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 43% more than frog legs.
  • Veal contains 40 times more saturated fat than frog legs. While veal contains 3.04g of saturated fat, frog legs contain only 0.076g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.
Veal
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +287%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +51.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.1%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~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.
Veal
6
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% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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 +569.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +217.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 1.2mg 43%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0.4µg 36%
Zinc 3.87mg 1mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.12mg 21%
Cholesterol 103mg 50mg 18%
Copper 0.103mg 0.25mg 16%
Protein 24.38g 16.4g 16%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.076g 13%
Fats 7.56g 0.3g 11%
Phosphorus 217mg 147mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.053g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.14mg 6%
Iron 0.99mg 1.5mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1mg 6%
Choline 95mg 65mg 5%
Calories 172kcal 73kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.102g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.25mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Potassium 337mg 285mg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Selenium 13.7µg 14.1µg 1%
Folate 11µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Sodium 83mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 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 +48.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2420%
Contains more WaterWater +22.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 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 +5258.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +439.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.