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Goat vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat and horse meat different?

  • Goat is higher in vitamin B2 and copper; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 85% higher.
  • Goat contains 4 times more vitamin B2 than horse meat. While goat contains 0.49mg of vitamin B2, horse meat contains only 0.12mg.
  • Goat has less saturated fat.

Goat, raw 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 3.9% 34% 106% 85% 109% 77% 11% 5% 48%
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 +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +77.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.4%
~equal in Potassium ~379mg
~equal in Zinc ~3.82mg

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.
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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% 0% 0% 28% 113% 70% 0% 0% 141% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +308.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +179.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.13µg 3.16µg 85%
Iron 2.83mg 5.03mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.49mg 0.12mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 25%
Protein 20.6g 28.14g 15%
Phosphorus 180mg 247mg 10%
Copper 0.256mg 0.171mg 9%
Selenium 8.8µg 13.5µg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.75mg 4.84mg 7%
Fats 2.31g 6.05g 6%
Magnesium 25mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.85g 5%
Saturated fat 0.71g 1.9g 5%
Cholesterol 57mg 68mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.03g 2.12g 3%
Calories 109kcal 175kcal 3%
Zinc 4mg 3.82mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.1mg 1%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.022mg 1%
Sodium 82mg 55mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Calcium 13mg 8mg 1%
Potassium 385mg 379mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.306mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.981mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.042mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 1.532mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.715mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.103mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.429mg 1.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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21% 2% 76%
Protein: 20.6 g
Fats: 2.31 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.84 g
Other: 1.25 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 WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.6%
Contains more FatsFats +161.9%
Contains more OtherOther +46.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.71 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +105.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400%

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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175303/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.