The calorie of bullfrog (calculated by 100g edible part) is 8 1 kcal (338 kilojoules), and the unit calorie is lower in similar foods. The calories of each bullfrog 100g account for about 3% of the total daily calories recommended by the China Nutrition Society for ordinary adults to keep healthy.

2. The nutritional value of bullfrog.

(1) Bullfrog has nourishing and detoxifying effects. It is most suitable for patients with poor digestive function or hyperacidity. People who are weak or sick can use it to keep fit, and its nutritional value is extremely high.

(2) Bullfrog can promote the human body to be full of qi and blood, full of energy, nourish yin and strengthen yang, and has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves and invigorating qi.

(3) Bullfrog also has the effects of nourishing and detoxifying and treating some diseases. Medically, when people (especially women) avoid eating, eating frog meat can stimulate appetite, and patients with weak stomach or hyperacidity had better eat frog meat. In addition, it is often used in medicine to treat heart or kidney edema, throat abrasions or mild diphtheria, hot sores and scabies, edema and so on.

(4) The viscera and viscera of bullfrog are rich in protein, which is hydrolyzed to produce compound amino acids. Among them, arginine and lysine are high in content, which is a good food additive and tonic.

(5) Hydrolyzed compound amino acids, after separation and purification, are used in medicine and cosmetics industry. The endocrine system of bullfrog secretes a variety of hormones, which can be used in medicine, industrial production and scientific research after extraction. For example, pituitary hormones are used as artificial oxytocin in fish and amphibians, which is beneficial to artificial reproduction.

(6) The stomach gland, intestinal gland and pancreas of bullfrog are rich in digestive enzymes, especially hydrolyzed proteins, which can be extracted and utilized. The bile extracted from bullfrog can be used as medicine after processing. Frog skin can be used as an excellent raw material for surgical thread. Frog oil can be used to make high-grade lubricating oil.