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Brisket vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brisket and horse meat?

  • Brisket is higher in zinc and selenium, yet horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 43% more.
  • Brisket has 4 times more saturated fat than horse meat. While brisket has 7.305g of saturated fat, horse meat has only 1.9g.

We used Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, 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 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.3% 1.3% 148%
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 +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.4%
Contains more IronIron +107%
Contains more CopperCopper +71%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%

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% 10% 0% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 265% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +49.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brisket Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.12µg 3.16µg 43%
Iron 2.43mg 5.03mg 33%
Zinc 6.69mg 3.82mg 26%
Selenium 27.1µg 13.5µg 25%
Saturated fat 7.305g 1.9g 25%
Choline 109.8mg 20%
Fats 18.42g 6.05g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.934g 2.12g 15%
Cholesterol 106mg 68mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.568mg 11%
Phosphorus 175mg 247mg 10%
Copper 0.1mg 0.171mg 8%
Calories 289kcal 175kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 4.087mg 4.84mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.282mg 0.33mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.12mg 4%
Potassium 232mg 379mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.022mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.681g 0.85g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 25mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 8mg 1%
Protein 28.82g 28.14g 1%
Sodium 48mg 55mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.181mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.101mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.253mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.192mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.717mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.088mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 1.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 18% 52%
Protein: 28.82 g
Fats: 18.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.48 g
Other: 0.28 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 +204.5%
Contains more WaterWater +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +553.6%
~equal in Protein ~28.14g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.305 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.934 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.681 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 +274.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.8%

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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. Brisket - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169488/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.