Horse meat vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and beef shank different?

Horse meat is higher in iron and polyunsaturated fat; however, beef shank is richer in zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for zinc for beef shank is 61% higher.
Horse meat contains 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than beef shank. While horse meat contains 0.85g of polyunsaturated fat, beef shank contains only 0.21g.

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered 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.

Horse meat

Beef shank

Contains more IronIron	+30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+174.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+122.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.172mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~263mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.82mg	10.49mg	61%
Selenium	13.5µg	30µg	30%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	3.79µg	26%
Iron	5.03mg	3.86mg	15%
Protein	28.14g	33.68g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.41mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.21mg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	5.89mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.21g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.37mg	3%
Folate		10µg	3%
Cholesterol	68mg	78mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.14mg	3%
Potassium	379mg	447mg	2%
Calcium	8mg	32mg	2%
Phosphorus	247mg	263mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	2.86g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.9g	2.29g	2%
Calories	175kcal	201kcal	1%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Fats	6.05g	6.36g	0%
Copper	0.171mg	0.172mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	1.153mg	0%