Hamburger vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between hamburgers and horse meat

Hamburgers are higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 72% higher.
Hamburgers have 13 times more calcium than horse meat. While hamburgers have 102mg of calcium, horse meat has only 8mg.
Horse meat has less sodium.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than hamburgers (66).

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain 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.

Hamburger

Horse meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+886.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.7%
Contains more IronIron	+74.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.7%

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.

Hamburger

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.84mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	3.16µg	72%
Iron	2.88mg	5.03mg	27%
Selenium		13.5µg	25%
Protein	17.08g	28.14g	22%
Sodium	414mg	55mg	16%
Phosphorus	136mg	247mg	16%
Saturated fat	5.096g	1.9g	15%
Folate	56µg		14%
Fats	14.36g	6.05g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.33mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.12mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.1mg	10%
Calcium	102mg	8mg	9%
Copper	0.091mg	0.171mg	9%
Zinc	2.87mg	3.82mg	9%
Carbs	24.1g	0g	8%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.022mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	2.12g	8%
Cholesterol	47mg	68mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg		6%
Calories	295kcal	175kcal	6%
Potassium	226mg	379mg	5%
Fiber	0.9g	0g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	4.84mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	0.85g	3%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	25mg	1%
Net carbs	23.2g	0g	N/A
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	1.081mg	0%