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Chicken fingers vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken fingers and horse meat

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 125% more.
  • Chicken fingers contain 14 times more sodium than horse meat. Chicken fingers contain 769mg of sodium, while horse meat contains 55mg.
  • Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, chicken tenders 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +936.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.6%
Contains more IronIron +589%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +438%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
~equal in Potassium ~379mg

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1875%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 3.16µg 125%
Iron 0.73mg 5.03mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.85g 33%
Sodium 769mg 55mg 31%
Zinc 0.71mg 3.82mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 25%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 4.84mg 21%
Protein 19.22g 28.14g 18%
Fats 13.95g 6.05g 12%
Copper 0.069mg 0.171mg 11%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.022mg 9%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.33mg 7%
Cholesterol 48mg 68mg 7%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 2.12g 7%
Selenium 17.5µg 13.5µg 7%
Carbs 17.25g 0g 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.12mg 5%
Calories 271kcal 175kcal 5%
Phosphorus 282mg 247mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Saturated fat 2.493g 1.9g 3%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 8mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 0g N/A
Potassium 373mg 379mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 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 +130.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +60.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 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 +127.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +580.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%

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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. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/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.