Beef vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef and frog legs?

Beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, selenium, iron, and phosphorus, yet frog legs are higher in copper.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 159% more.
Beef has 34 times more saturated fat than frog legs. While beef has 2.595g of saturated fat, frog legs have only 0.076g.

We used Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Frog legs, raw types 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.

Beef

Frog legs

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.5%
Contains more IronIron	+102.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+270%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+80.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+157.7%

~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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.

Beef

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+457.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+952.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+89.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	0.4µg	159%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.12mg	42%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	1.2mg	29%
Zinc	3.7mg	1mg	25%
Protein	27.55g	16.4g	22%
Selenium	25.4µg	14.1µg	21%
Iron	3.04mg	1.5mg	19%
Copper	0.097mg	0.25mg	17%
Phosphorus	259mg	147mg	16%
Cholesterol	85mg	50mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.25mg	12%
Saturated fat	2.595g	0.076g	11%
Fats	6.54g	0.3g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg		10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	0.053g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.14mg	6%
Calories	169kcal	73kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	1mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	0.102g	3%
Potassium	352mg	285mg	2%
Folate	7µg	15µg	2%
Choline	75.6mg	65mg	2%
Vitamin D*	3 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	15µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	61kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	59g	137g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	2	N/A
Sodium	54mg	58mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg		0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg		0%
Threonine	1.534mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg		0%
Leucine	2.833mg		0%
Lysine	3.178mg		0%
Methionine	0.871mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg		0%
Valine	1.603mg		0%
Histidine	1.244mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A