Horse meat vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between horse meat and clam

Horse meat has more iron and vitamin B6; however, clam is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and phosphorus.
Clam covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 3989% more than horse meat.
Clam has 3 times less vitamin B6 than horse meat. Horse meat has 0.33mg of vitamin B6, while clam has 0.11mg.
Horse meat contains less sodium.
Clam has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of clam is 27, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Clam

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more IronIron	+79%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+302.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+374.1%

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

Clam

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1005%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+255%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3029.4%

~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.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	98.89µg	3989%
Selenium	13.5µg	64µg	92%
Copper	0.171mg	0.688mg	57%
Sodium	55mg	1202mg	50%
Manganese	0.022mg	1mg	43%
Iron	5.03mg	2.81mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.426mg	24%
Vitamin C	2mg	22.1mg	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	171µg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.11mg	17%
Vitamin B5		0.68mg	14%
Phosphorus	247mg	338mg	13%
Zinc	3.82mg	2.73mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	3.354mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.9g	0.188g	8%
Calcium	8mg	92mg	8%
Potassium	379mg	628mg	7%
Folate		29µg	7%
Fats	6.05g	1.95g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	0.172g	5%
Protein	28.14g	25.55g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.15mg	4%
Magnesium	25mg	18mg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.13g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.552g	2%
Calories	175kcal	148kcal	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.13g	N/A
Cholesterol	68mg	67mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.286mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.112mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.798mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.909mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.576mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.915mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.116mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.49mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.138g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.146g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.104g	N/A