Bear meat vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bear meat and horse meat different?

Bear meat is richer in iron, zinc, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat, while horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Bear meat covers your daily need for iron, 71% more than horse meat.
Bear meat contains 7 times more vitamin B2 than horse meat. Bear meat contains 0.82mg of vitamin B2, while horse meat contains 0.12mg.
Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.

Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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.

Bear meat

Horse meat

Contains more IronIron	+113.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+168.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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.

Bear meat

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+583.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+27.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	10.73mg	5.03mg	71%
Zinc	10.27mg	3.82mg	59%
Vitamin B2	0.82mg	0.12mg	54%
Vitamin B12	2.47µg	3.16µg	29%
Choline	122.3mg		22%
Fats	13.39g	6.05g	11%
Phosphorus	170mg	247mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.4g	0.85g	10%
Cholesterol	98mg	68mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.66g	2.12g	9%
Protein	32.42g	28.14g	9%
Vitamin B3	3.35mg	4.84mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.54g	1.9g	7%
Calories	259kcal	175kcal	4%
Selenium	11.2µg	13.5µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.33mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.49mg		3%
Copper	0.148mg	0.171mg	3%
Potassium	263mg	379mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Folate	6µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Manganese		0.022mg	1%
Sodium	71mg	55mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	25mg	0%
Calcium	5mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.349mg	0%
Threonine		1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.334mg	0%
Leucine		2.232mg	0%
Lysine		2.398mg	0%
Methionine		0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.157mg	0%
Valine		1.458mg	0%
Histidine		1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.037g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.034g		N/A