Horse meat vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between horse meat and American cheese

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and copper; however, American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 104% higher.
American cheese has 64 times less vitamin B3 than horse meat. Horse meat has 4.84mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese has 0.076mg.
Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index than horse meat.

Food types used in this article are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+187.1%
Contains more IronIron	+698.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+271.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12962.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+159.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+86.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+95%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	8mg	1045mg	104%
Saturated fat	1.9g	18.057g	73%
Sodium	55mg	1671mg	70%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	1.5µg	69%
Phosphorus	247mg	641mg	56%
Iron	5.03mg	0.63mg	55%
Fats	6.05g	31.79g	40%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	0.076mg	30%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.054mg	21%
Protein	28.14g	18.13g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	8.236g	15%
Copper	0.171mg	0.046mg	14%
Selenium	13.5µg	20.2µg	12%
Zinc	3.82mg	2.49mg	12%
Cholesterol	68mg	100mg	11%
Calories	175kcal	371kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.234mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.403mg	8%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Potassium	379mg	132mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.015mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1.286g	3%
Vitamin D		23IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Folate		8µg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.041mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Magnesium	25mg	26mg	0%
Sugar		2.26g	N/A
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A