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Horse meat vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and dates different?

  • Horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6, while dates are higher in fiber and manganese.
  • Horse meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 132% more than dates.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index (42) than horse meat (0).

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Dates, deglet noor 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more IronIron +393.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1217.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +298.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +387.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1090.9%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horse meat Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.16µg 0µg 132%
Protein 28.14g 2.45g 51%
Iron 5.03mg 1.02mg 50%
Zinc 3.82mg 0.29mg 32%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Phosphorus 247mg 62mg 26%
Carbs 0g 75.03g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.84mg 1.274mg 22%
Selenium 13.5µg 3µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.262mg 10%
Fats 6.05g 0.39g 9%
Potassium 379mg 656mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.9g 0.032g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.85g 0.019g 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.12g 0.036g 5%
Calories 175kcal 282kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.052mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.066mg 4%
Copper 0.171mg 0.206mg 4%
Calcium 8mg 39mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.349mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.262mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.334mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 2.232mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 2.398mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.623mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.157mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 1.458mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 1.081mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1048.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1451.3%
Contains more WaterWater +211.6%
Contains more OtherOther +14.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Dates
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37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5788.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4373.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/nutrients
  2. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.