Frog legs vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between frog legs and steak?

Frog legs are higher in copper and vitamin B1, yet steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
Frog legs have 3 times more copper than steak. While frog legs have 0.25mg of copper, steak has only 0.085mg.
The amount of cholesterol in frog legs is lower.

We used Frog legs, raw and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Frog legs

Steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+194.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+60%
Contains more ZincZinc	+534%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125.5%

~equal in Potassium ~279mg

~equal in Sodium ~58mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Frog legs

Steak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+89.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+329.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.4µg	2.2µg	75%
Zinc	1mg	6.34mg	49%
Saturated fat	0.076g	8.443g	38%
Selenium	14.1µg	31.8µg	32%
Fats	0.3g	19.02g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.5mg	29%
Vitamin B3	1.2mg	5.149mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g	9.171g	23%
Copper	0.25mg	0.085mg	18%
Protein	16.4g	24.85g	17%
Choline	65mg		12%
Iron	1.5mg	2.4mg	11%
Calories	73kcal	271kcal	10%
Cholesterol	50mg	78mg	9%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.074mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.896g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.301mg	4%
Phosphorus	147mg	163mg	2%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin A	15µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	109kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	8 IU	6 IU	0%
Potassium	285mg	279mg	0%
Sodium	58mg	58mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.278mg	0%
Threonine		1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.157mg	0%
Leucine		2.142mg	0%
Lysine		2.38mg	0%
Methionine		0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.997mg	0%
Valine		1.242mg	0%
Histidine		0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.014g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.007g	0.013g	N/A