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Frog legs vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between frog legs and lamb

  • Frog legs have more copper and vitamin E; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
  • Frog legs contain 7 times more vitamin E than lamb. Frog legs contain 1mg of vitamin E, while lamb contains 0.14mg.
  • Frog legs contain less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Frog legs, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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 14% 5.4% 25% 56% 83% 27% 63% 7.6% 0% 77%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more IronIron +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +346%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.2%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg
~equal in Potassium ~310mg

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 0% 3% 5% 20% 35% 58% 23% 0% 28% 50% 0.25% 11%
Lamb
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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% 1.5% 0% 2.8% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4500%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 2.55µg 90%
Saturated fat 0.076g 8.83g 40%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 6.66mg 34%
Fats 0.3g 20.94g 32%
Zinc 1mg 4.46mg 31%
Selenium 14.1µg 26.4µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 8.82g 22%
Protein 16.4g 24.52g 16%
Cholesterol 50mg 97mg 16%
Copper 0.25mg 0.119mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 13%
Calories 73kcal 294kcal 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1.51g 9%
Phosphorus 147mg 188mg 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.14mg 6%
Iron 1.5mg 1.88mg 5%
Choline 65mg 93.7mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 4.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D* 8 IU 2 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Potassium 285mg 310mg 1%
Sodium 58mg 72mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.13mg 1%
Folate 15µg 18µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 8.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 45kcal 120kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 137g 34g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2 1.2 N/A
Calcium 18mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +52.5%
Contains more OtherOther +70.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.5%
Contains more FatsFats +6880%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Lamb
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16541.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1380.4%

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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. Frog legs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168148/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.