Horse meat vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and bison meat different?

Horse meat is richer in iron, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat, while bison meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Bison meat covers your daily need for selenium, 40% more than horse meat.
Horse meat contains 2 times more monounsaturated fat than bison meat. Horse meat contains 2.12g of monounsaturated fat, while bison meat contains 0.95g.
Bison meat is lower in saturated fat.

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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

Bison meat

Contains more IronIron	+47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+163%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Potassium ~361mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.68mg

~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

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.86µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	13.5µg	35.5µg	40%
Choline		114.8mg	21%
Iron	5.03mg	3.42mg	20%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.86µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.27mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	3.71mg	7%
Copper	0.171mg	0.107mg	7%
Fats	6.05g	2.42g	6%
Cholesterol	68mg	82mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.9g	0.91g	5%
Phosphorus	247mg	209mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.4mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.24g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	0.95g	3%
Folate		8µg	2%
Calories	175kcal	143kcal	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.36mg	2%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.008mg	1%
Protein	28.14g	28.44g	1%
Vitamin K		1.3µg	1%
Zinc	3.82mg	3.68mg	1%
Potassium	379mg	361mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	26mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	57mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg		0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.754mg	0%