Beef ribs vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between beef ribs and horse meat?
- Beef ribs are higher in zinc and selenium, yet horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
- Beef ribs' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 52% more.
- Beef ribs have 2 times more selenium than horse meat. While beef ribs have 21.2µg of selenium, horse meat has only 13.5µg.
- The amount of saturated fat in horse meat is lower.
We used Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +25% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +50.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +57% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +25% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +30.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +115.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +94.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +43.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -14.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +69.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +58.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +42.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +33% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +43.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +35.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 12.29g | 1.9g | 47% |
Fats | 30.49g | 6.05g | 38% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.33µg | 3.16µg | 35% |
Iron | 2.33mg | 5.03mg | 34% |
Monounsaturated fat | 13.04g | 2.12g | 27% |
Zinc | 5.76mg | 3.82mg | 18% |
Selenium | 21.2µg | 13.5µg | 14% |
Protein | 22.8g | 28.14g | 11% |
Phosphorus | 172mg | 247mg | 11% |
Calories | 372kcal | 175kcal | 10% |
Copper | 0.088mg | 0.171mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.23mg | 0.33mg | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.64mg | 4.84mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.37mg | 7% | |
Cholesterol | 85mg | 68mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.19mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.07mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
Potassium | 290mg | 379mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2mg | 2% |
Folate | 7µg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.05g | 0.85g | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 25mg | 1% |
Calcium | 10mg | 8mg | 0% |
Sodium | 64mg | 55mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.013mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.255mg | 0.349mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.996mg | 1.262mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.025mg | 1.334mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.802mg | 2.232mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.897mg | 2.398mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.584mg | 0.623mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.89mg | 1.157mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.109mg | 1.458mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.781mg | 1.081mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
22.8 g
Fats:
30.49 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
46.1 g
Other:
0.61 g
Protein:
28.14 g
Fats:
6.05 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
63.98 g
Other:
1.83 g
Contains more FatsFats | +404% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +23.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +38.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +200% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
12.29 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
13.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.05 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.85 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +515.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +23.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.5% |