Horse meat vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and pollock different?

Horse meat is richer in iron, zinc, and copper, while pollock is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Horse meat covers your daily need for iron, 56% more than pollock.
Horse meat contains 12 times more saturated fat than pollock. Horse meat contains 1.9g of saturated fat, while pollock contains 0.159g.

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types were 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.

Horse meat

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+798.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+185%
Contains more ZincZinc	+570.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+224%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+226.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg

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.

Horse meat

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.8%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.329mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	13.5µg	44.1µg	56%
Iron	5.03mg	0.56mg	56%
Zinc	3.82mg	0.57mg	30%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	3.66µg	21%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Sodium	55mg	419mg	16%
Magnesium	25mg	81mg	13%
Copper	0.171mg	0.06mg	12%
Protein	28.14g	23.48g	9%
Vitamin B5		0.432mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.9g	0.159g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.223mg	8%
Fats	6.05g	1.18g	7%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	3.949mg	6%
Calcium	8mg	72mg	6%
Vitamin D		51IU	6%
Cholesterol	68mg	86mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	0.134g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.054mg	4%
Calories	175kcal	111kcal	3%
Phosphorus	247mg	267mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	17µg	2%
Potassium	379mg	430mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.583g	2%
Folate		3µg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.329mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.027g	N/A