Horse meat vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between horse meat and chicken fingers

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper; however, chicken fingers are richer in vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 125% more.
Horse meat contains 7 times more iron than chicken fingers. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while chicken fingers contain 0.73mg.
Chicken fingers contain less cholesterol.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, chicken tenders.

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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

Chicken fingers

Contains more IronIron	+589%
Contains more CopperCopper	+147.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+438%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+936.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.6%

~equal in Potassium ~373mg

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

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1875%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.1%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.11mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	0.16µg	125%
Iron	5.03mg	0.73mg	54%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	5.783g	33%
Sodium	55mg	769mg	31%
Zinc	3.82mg	0.71mg	28%
Vitamin B5		1.244mg	25%
Vitamin E		3.17mg	21%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	8.217mg	21%
Protein	28.14g	19.22g	18%
Fats	6.05g	13.95g	12%
Copper	0.171mg	0.069mg	11%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.228mg	9%
Choline		43.7mg	8%
Vitamin K		8µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.426mg	7%
Cholesterol	68mg	48mg	7%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	4.83g	7%
Selenium	13.5µg	17.5µg	7%
Carbs	0g	17.25g	6%
Folate		19µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.179mg	5%
Calories	175kcal	271kcal	5%
Phosphorus	247mg	282mg	5%
Fiber	0g	1.2g	5%
Saturated fat	1.9g	2.493g	3%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.11mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Vitamin C	2mg	1.1mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	16.05g	N/A
Potassium	379mg	373mg	0%
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A