Bratwurst vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bratwurst and horse meat

Bratwurst has more vitamin B1, while horse meat has more iron, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B6.
Horse meat covers your daily need for iron, 50% more than bratwurst.
Bratwurst contains 15 times more sodium than horse meat. While bratwurst contains 848mg of sodium, horse meat contains only 55mg.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of horse meat is 0, while the glycemic index of bratwurst is 28.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bratwurst, beef, and pork, smoked and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Bratwurst

Horse meat

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+86.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.9%
Contains more IronIron	+403%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

~equal in Selenium ~13.5µg

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.

Bratwurst

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.4%

~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			DV% diff.
Iron	1mg	5.03mg	50%
Sodium	848mg	55mg	34%
Protein	12.2g	28.14g	32%
Fats	26.34g	6.05g	31%
Vitamin B1	0.38mg	0.1mg	23%
Vitamin B12	2.67µg	3.16µg	20%
Saturated fat	6.08g	1.9g	19%
Phosphorus	130mg	247mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8g	2.12g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg		14%
Zinc	2.47mg	3.82mg	12%
Vitamin B3	3.11mg	4.84mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.33mg	10%
Copper	0.08mg	0.171mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.12mg	7%
Calories	297kcal	175kcal	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.58g	0.85g	5%
Potassium	283mg	379mg	3%
Cholesterol	78mg	68mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Magnesium	15mg	25mg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.022mg	1%
Selenium	14.1µg	13.5µg	1%
Folate	4µg		1%
Carbs	2g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2g	0g	N/A
Calcium	7mg	8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.107mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	0.465mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.485mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	0.81mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	0.903mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.364mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	0.464mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.395mg	1.081mg	0%