Grouse vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between grouse and horse meat

Grouse has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, horse meat has more iron, zinc, copper, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for grouse is 73% higher.
Horse meat has 2 times less vitamin B3 than grouse. Grouse has 11.6mg of vitamin B3, while horse meat has 4.84mg.
Grouse is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw 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.

Grouse

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+28%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.9%
Contains more IronIron	+767.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+194.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+649%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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.

Grouse

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+286.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+138.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.16µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.275mg	0.33mg	73%
Iron	0.58mg	5.03mg	56%
Vitamin B3	11.6mg	4.84mg	42%
Zinc	0.51mg	3.82mg	30%
Selenium		13.5µg	25%
Copper	0.058mg	0.171mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.12mg	12%
Vitamin B12	2.9µg	3.16µg	11%
Cholesterol	40mg	68mg	9%
Fats	0.88g	6.05g	8%
Saturated fat	0.13g	1.9g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	0.85g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.042g	2.12g	5%
Vitamin E	0.73mg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.042mg	0.1mg	5%
Protein	25.94g	28.14g	4%
Calories	112kcal	175kcal	3%
Phosphorus	229mg	247mg	3%
Potassium	311mg	379mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin A	5µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	50mg	55mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.349mg	0%
Threonine		1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.334mg	0%
Leucine		2.232mg	0%
Lysine		2.398mg	0%
Methionine		0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.157mg	0%
Valine		1.458mg	0%
Histidine		1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.071g		N/A