Emu vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between emu and frog legs?

Emu is richer than frog legs in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Emu's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
Emu has 9 times more vitamin B3 than frog legs. While emu has 10.569mg of vitamin B3, frog legs have only 1.2mg.
The amount of cholesterol in frog legs is lower.

We used Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled 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.

Emu

Frog legs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.7%
Contains more IronIron	+359.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14%
Contains more ZincZinc	+332%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+119.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+269.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.3%

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.

Emu

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+158%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+780.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+722.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+284.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	0.4µg	75%
Vitamin B5	3.647mg		73%
Selenium	52.1µg	14.1µg	69%
Iron	6.89mg	1.5mg	67%
Vitamin B6	0.987mg	0.12mg	67%
Vitamin B3	10.569mg	1.2mg	59%
Protein	33.67g	16.4g	35%
Zinc	4.32mg	1mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.645mg	0.25mg	30%
Cholesterol	129mg	50mg	26%
Phosphorus	323mg	147mg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.43mg	0.14mg	24%
Choline		65mg	12%
Calories	168kcal	73kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	1mg	5%
Fats	2.68g	0.3g	4%
Copper	0.285mg	0.25mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.87g	0.076g	4%
Magnesium	34mg	20mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.079g	0.053g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.613g	0.102g	3%
Sodium	110mg	58mg	2%
Manganese	0.036mg		2%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Calcium	7mg	18mg	1%
Potassium	324mg	285mg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	15µg	1%
Folate	10µg	15µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	60g	137g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.222mg		0%
Threonine	0.965mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.094mg		0%
Leucine	1.859mg		0%
Lysine	1.981mg		0%
Methionine	0.638mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg		0%
Valine	1.121mg		0%
Histidine	0.737mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.015g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A