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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 26% 87% 29% 157% 74% 8.3% 1.7% 116%
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 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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 44% 68% 22% 53% 291% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 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%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef ribs Horse meat 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
23% 30% 46%
Protein: 22.8 g
Fats: 30.49 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 46.1 g
Other: 0.61 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 FatsFats +404%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.4%
Contains more WaterWater +38.8%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +515.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%

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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 ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170619/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.