Italian sausage vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Italian sausage and frog legs different?

Italian sausage is higher in fats, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and zinc; however, frog legs are richer in copper.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for Italian sausage is 51% higher.
Italian sausage contains 91 times more fats than frog legs. While Italian sausage contains 27.31g of fats, frog legs contain only 0.3g.
Frog legs have less saturated fat.
Frog legs have a lower glycemic index (0) than Italian sausage (28).

Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Frog legs, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Frog legs

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+139%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+212.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.2%

~equal in Potassium ~285mg

~equal in Iron ~1.5mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+345%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+247.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	10.195g	0.076g	46%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	0.053g	43%
Fats	27.31g	0.3g	42%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.14mg	40%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.4µg	38%
Sodium	743mg	58mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	0.102g	23%
Copper	0.08mg	0.25mg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	1.2mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.12mg	16%
Calories	344kcal	73kcal	14%
Selenium	22µg	14.1µg	14%
Zinc	2.39mg	1mg	13%
Protein	19.12g	16.4g	5%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	1mg	5%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	8 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.2µg	4%
Phosphorus	170mg	147mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0.1µg	3%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Cholesterol	57mg	50mg	2%
Choline	78.2mg	65mg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Potassium	304mg	285mg	1%
Iron	1.43mg	1.5mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	15µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.25mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	137g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	20mg	0%
Calcium	21mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg		0%
Threonine	0.792mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg		0%
Leucine	1.343mg		0%
Lysine	1.522mg		0%
Methionine	0.486mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg		0%
Valine	0.804mg		0%
Histidine	0.577mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.007g	N/A