Horse meat vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between horse meat and chorizo

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and copper; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Chorizo covers your daily saturated fat needs 62% more than horse meat.
Chorizo has 3 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, while chorizo has 1.59mg.
Horse meat contains less saturated fat.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chorizo is 28, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Chorizo, pork, and beef.

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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

Chorizo

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more IronIron	+216.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.5%

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.3%

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Potassium ~398mg

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

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+530%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.131mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.9g	14.38g	57%
Sodium	55mg	1235mg	51%
Fats	6.05g	38.27g	50%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2µg	48%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.63mg	44%
Iron	5.03mg	1.59mg	43%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	18.4g	41%
Vitamin B5		1.12mg	22%
Choline		96.7mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	3.46g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.53mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.3mg	14%
Selenium	13.5µg	21.1µg	14%
Calories	175kcal	455kcal	14%
Phosphorus	247mg	150mg	14%
Copper	0.171mg	0.08mg	10%
Vitamin D		61IU	8%
Vitamin D		1.5µg	8%
Protein	28.14g	24.1g	8%
Cholesterol	68mg	88mg	7%
Zinc	3.82mg	3.41mg	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	5.131mg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	18mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.86g	1%
Folate		2µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Potassium	379mg	398mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.86g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	2.206mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.708mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.914mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.721mg	0%