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Mackerel vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and frog legs?

  • Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet frog legs are higher in copper.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 775% more.
  • Mackerel has 55 times more saturated fat than frog legs. While mackerel has 4.176g of saturated fat, frog legs have only 0.076g.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
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 +385%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +166%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.1%
~equal in Iron ~1.5mg
~equal in Zinc ~1mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 18% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 3% 5% 20% 35% 58% 23% 0% 28% 50% 0.25% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +470.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4650%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Frog legs DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 0.4µg 775%
Selenium 51.6µg 14.1µg 68%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 1.2mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.102g 28%
Fats 17.81g 0.3g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.12mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 20%
Phosphorus 278mg 147mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.076g 19%
Magnesium 97mg 20mg 18%
Copper 0.094mg 0.25mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.053g 17%
Protein 23.85g 16.4g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.25mg 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Calories 262kcal 73kcal 9%
Cholesterol 75mg 50mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 15µg 4%
Potassium 401mg 285mg 3%
Folate 2µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin D* 8 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Iron 1.57mg 1.5mg 1%
Zinc 0.94mg 1mg 1%
Sodium 83mg 58mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 45kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 137g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 2 N/A
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 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 +45.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5836.7%
Contains more OtherOther +262.1%
Contains more WaterWater +53.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 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 +13118.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4115.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/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.