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

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Significant differences between horse meat and beef tenderloin

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper; however, beef tenderloin is richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily saturated fat needs 39% more than horse meat.
Beef tenderloin has 2 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, while beef tenderloin has 3.11mg.
Horse meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, 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.

Horse meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.5%
Contains more IronIron	+61.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.6%

~equal in Zinc ~4.03mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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 tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+116.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.9g	9.72g	36%
Fats	6.05g	24.6g	29%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.46µg	29%
Iron	5.03mg	3.11mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	10.27g	20%
Selenium	13.5µg	22.9µg	17%
Choline		91mg	17%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	3mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.26mg	11%
Protein	28.14g	23.9g	8%
Calories	175kcal	324kcal	7%
Phosphorus	247mg	203mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.25mg	6%
Cholesterol	68mg	85mg	6%
Copper	0.171mg	0.123mg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.25mg	5%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.03mg	2%
Folate		8µg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	379mg	331mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.09mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1g	1%
Calcium	8mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.014mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.818mg	0%