Clam vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between clam and horse meat

Clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and phosphorus; however, horse meat is richer in iron and vitamin B6.
Clam covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 3989% more than horse meat.
Horse meat has 45 times less manganese than clam. Clam has 1mg of manganese, while horse meat has 0.022mg.
Horse meat contains less sodium.
Clam has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of clam is 27, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 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.

Clam

Horse meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+302.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+374.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more IronIron	+79%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%

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.

Clam

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1005%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+255%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3029.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%

~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.
Vitamin B12	98.89µg	3.16µg	3989%
Selenium	64µg	13.5µg	92%
Copper	0.688mg	0.171mg	57%
Sodium	1202mg	55mg	50%
Manganese	1mg	0.022mg	43%
Iron	2.81mg	5.03mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.426mg	0.12mg	24%
Vitamin C	22.1mg	2mg	22%
Vitamin A	171µg	0µg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.33mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg		14%
Phosphorus	338mg	247mg	13%
Zinc	2.73mg	3.82mg	10%
Vitamin B3	3.354mg	4.84mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.188g	1.9g	8%
Calcium	92mg	8mg	8%
Potassium	628mg	379mg	7%
Folate	29µg		7%
Fats	1.95g	6.05g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.172g	2.12g	5%
Protein	25.55g	28.14g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.1mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	25mg	2%
Carbs	5.13g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.552g	0.85g	2%
Calories	148kcal	175kcal	1%
Net carbs	5.13g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	67mg	68mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.286mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.112mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	1.798mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	1.909mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.576mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.915mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	1.116mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.49mg	1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.138g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.146g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.104g		N/A