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Baby food vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between baby food and horse meat?

  • Baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, fiber, selenium, and phosphorus, yet horse meat is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 531% higher.
  • Horse meat has a lower glycemic index than baby food.

We used Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9062.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.3%
Contains more IronIron +844.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2338%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2164.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +617.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Horse meat DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 5.03mg 531%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.12mg 200%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.1mg 195%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 4.84mg 187%
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.16µg 132%
Calcium 733mg 8mg 73%
Protein 12.2g 28.14g 32%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Carbs 73.4g 0g 24%
Selenium 25.9µg 13.5µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Phosphorus 392mg 247mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 21%
Magnesium 100mg 25mg 18%
Copper 0.334mg 0.171mg 18%
Zinc 2.4mg 3.82mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.33mg 11%
Folate 43µg 11%
Calories 379kcal 175kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.85g 6%
Saturated fat 0.769g 1.9g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Fats 4.4g 6.05g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 2.12g 2%
Sodium 3mg 55mg 2%
Potassium 437mg 379mg 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 2mg 0%
Net carbs 65.9g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 1.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +80.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +130.7%
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more WaterWater +854.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.8%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.