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Lamb vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lamb and frog legs

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and choline; however, frog legs are richer in copper and vitamin E.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
  • Lamb contains 116 times more saturated fat than frog legs. Lamb contains 8.83g of saturated fat, while frog legs contain 0.076g.

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

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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.
Lamb
Lamb
6
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%
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 +15%
Contains more IronIron +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +346%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Potassium ~285mg

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.
Lamb
Lamb
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% 1.5% 0% 2.8% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4500%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
Lamb
2
25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 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 +49.5%
Contains more FatsFats +6880%
Contains more WaterWater +52.5%
Contains more OtherOther +70.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
Lamb
2
46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 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 +16541.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1380.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.