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Frog legs vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between frog legs and pork

  • Frog legs have more copper; however, pork is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 61% more.
  • Frog legs contain 3 times more copper than pork. Frog legs contain 0.25mg of copper, while pork contains 0.073mg.
  • Frog legs contain less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Frog legs, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more IronIron +72.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +139%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +221.3%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg
~equal in Sodium ~62mg

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%
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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 2% 20% 0.67% 5.8% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +526.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frog legs Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.877mg 61%
Selenium 14.1µg 45.3µg 57%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.464mg 26%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 5.037mg 24%
Saturated fat 0.076g 5.23g 23%
Protein 16.4g 27.32g 22%
Fats 0.3g 13.92g 21%
Copper 0.25mg 0.073mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 6.19g 15%
Phosphorus 147mg 246mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Zinc 1mg 2.39mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0.7µg 13%
Cholesterol 50mg 80mg 10%
Calories 73kcal 242kcal 8%
Iron 1.5mg 0.87mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1.2g 7%
Vitamin D* 8 IU 53 IU 6%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1.3µg 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.29mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.321mg 5%
Choline 65mg 93.9mg 5%
Potassium 285mg 423mg 4%
Folate 15µg 5µg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 2µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 45kcal 89kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 137g 41g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2 1.4 N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sodium 58mg 62mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more WaterWater +41.5%
Contains more OtherOther +57.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4540%
~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
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11579.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1076.5%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.