Beef shank vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beef shank and horse meat different?
- Beef shank is higher in zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, horse meat is richer in iron and polyunsaturated fat.
- Daily need coverage for zinc for beef shank is 61% higher.
- Beef shank contains 4 times more calcium than horse meat. While beef shank contains 32mg of calcium, horse meat contains only 8mg.
Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted are the varieties 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +300% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +17.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +174.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +122.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +30.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -14.1% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +40% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +75% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +21.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +12.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +19.9% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Zinc | 10.49mg | 3.82mg | 61% |
| Selenium | 30µg | 13.5µg | 30% |
| Vitamin B12 | 3.79µg | 3.16µg | 26% |
| Iron | 3.86mg | 5.03mg | 15% |
| Protein | 33.68g | 28.14g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.41mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.21mg | 0.12mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.89mg | 4.84mg | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.21g | 0.85g | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.37mg | 0.33mg | 3% |
| Folate | 10µg | 3% | |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 68mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.14mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 447mg | 379mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 8mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 263mg | 247mg | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.86g | 2.12g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2mg | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 2.29g | 1.9g | 2% |
| Calories | 201kcal | 175kcal | 1% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 25mg | 1% |
| Fats | 6.36g | 6.05g | 0% |
| Copper | 0.172mg | 0.171mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 55mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.377mg | 0.349mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.471mg | 1.262mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.514mg | 1.334mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.662mg | 2.232mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.802mg | 2.398mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.862mg | 0.623mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.315mg | 1.157mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.638mg | 1.458mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.153mg | 1.081mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
33.68 g
Fats:
6.36 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
58.21 g
Other:
1.75 g
Protein:
28.14 g
Fats:
6.05 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
63.98 g
Other:
1.83 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +19.7% |
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Fats
~6.05g
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Carbs
~0g
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Water
~63.98g
~equal in
Other
~1.83g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.29 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.21 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 | +34.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +304.8% |
