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Beef Liver vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef Liver and horse meat?

  • Beef Liver is richer than horse meat in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2809% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

We used Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
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 IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +8252.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1518.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +167.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.4%
~equal in Potassium ~379mg

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 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2754.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +262.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2133.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 3.16µg 2809%
Copper 14.283mg 0.171mg 1568%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.12mg 254%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 142%
Cholesterol 396mg 68mg 109%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 4.84mg 79%
Choline 426mg 77%
Folate 253µg 63%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.33mg 53%
Selenium 36.1µg 13.5µg 41%
Phosphorus 497mg 247mg 36%
Iron 6.54mg 5.03mg 19%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.022mg 15%
Zinc 5.3mg 3.82mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Saturated fat 2.947g 1.9g 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 2.12g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 0.85g 2%
Protein 29.08g 28.14g 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Calories 191kcal 175kcal 1%
Sodium 79mg 55mg 1%
Potassium 352mg 379mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Fats 5.26g 6.05g 1%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 2mg 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Calcium 6mg 8mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 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 FatsFats +15%
~equal in Protein ~28.14g
~equal in Water ~63.98g
~equal in Other ~1.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.6%

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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. Beef Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/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.