Table 1.
Nutritional composition of common species of edible amphibians.
| Scientific Name (Common Name) |
Body Part | Moisture (g/100 g) |
Protein (g/100 g) |
Fat (g/100 g) |
Carbohydrate (g/100 g) |
Ash (g/100 g) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frogs | |||||||
|
Bufo terrestris (Southern toads) |
Whole body | 68.9–74.8 | 16.8–17.5 | 2.8–5.1 | nd. | 3.2–3.8 | [39] |
| Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Crowned bullfrog) | Meat | 71.7–77.8 | 16.9–19.5 | 1.1–1.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | [40] |
|
Pelophylax esculentus (European frog) |
Meat and bones | 77.7 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | [38] |
|
Pyxicephalus adspersus (Giant African bullfrog) |
Thigh and calf | 71.9–78.5 | 6.4–12.0 | 1.7–3.7 | 0.5–0.6 | 4.0–6.0 | [41] |
|
Rana catesbiana (American bullfrog) |
Fore-chest | 83.4 | 15.3 | 0.6 | nd. | 0.6 | |
| Thigh | 76.9 | 21.2 | 1.4 | nd. | 0.8 | [42] | |
| Calf | 78.4 | 17.7 | 1.0 | nd. | 0.8 | ||
|
Rana clamitans/Lithobates clamitans (Green frog/wood frog) |
Whole body | 76.2–78.8 | 15.3–16.7 | 1.5–3.2 | nd. | 2.7–3.3 | [39] |
|
Rana esculenta (Green frog) |
Fore-chest | 79.5 | 18.9 | 1.2 | nd. | 0.6 | [43] |
| Thigh and calf | 79.7 | 19.2 | 0.7 | nd. | 0.6 | ||
|
Rana nigromaculata (Black-spotted frog) |
Skin | 74.0 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 19.1 | 0.5 | [44] |
|
Rana ridibunda (Marsh frog) |
Meat | 79.8–82.8 | 10.5–15.7 | 0.7–1.5 | 0.9–1.3 | nd. | [37] |
| Salamanders | |||||||
|
Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant alamander) |
Meat | 79.0–82.3 | 14.0–16.4 | 2.5–3.5 | nd. | 0.7–1.1 | [7] |
| Skin | 67.6 | 29.1 | 1.21 | nd. | 0.5 | [45] |
nd.: not detected.