Wakame vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are wakame and frog legs different?
- Wakame is higher in folate, magnesium, and calcium; however, frog legs are richer in selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B6.
- Daily need coverage for folate for wakame is 45% higher.
- Wakame contains 15 times more sodium than frog legs. While wakame contains 872mg of sodium, frog legs contain only 58mg.
Seaweed, wakame, raw 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +435% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +733.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +45.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +13.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +470% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +163.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +83.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1914.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +33.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5200% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1206.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +133.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +5900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +367.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 1.4mg | 61% | |
| Folate | 196µg | 15µg | 45% |
| Sodium | 872mg | 58mg | 35% |
| Protein | 3.03g | 16.4g | 27% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 14.1µg | 24% |
| Magnesium | 107mg | 20mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.4µg | 17% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 50mg | 17% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.697mg | 14% | |
| Calcium | 150mg | 18mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 80mg | 147mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2.18mg | 1.5mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 0.12mg | 9% |
| Choline | 13.9mg | 65mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 50mg | 285mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.06mg | 0.14mg | 7% |
| Zinc | 0.38mg | 1mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 5.3µg | 0.1µg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.284mg | 0.25mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.6mg | 1.2mg | 3% |
| Carbs | 9.14g | 0g | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 0g | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.23mg | 0.25mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.218g | 0.102g | 1% |
| Calories | 45kcal | 73kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 8IU | 1% |
| Fats | 0.64g | 0.3g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 8.64g | 0g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.65g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 18µg | 15µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.13g | 0.076g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.058g | 0.053g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.035mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.165mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.087mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.257mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.112mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.063mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.112mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.209mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.015mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.186g | 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
| Contains more FatsFats | +113.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +414.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +441.3% |
~equal in
Water
~81.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +113.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -41.5% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.053g
