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

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Summary of differences between horse meat and elk meat

Horse meat has more iron, vitamin B12, selenium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat, while elk meat has more copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Elk meat covers your daily need for copper, 20% more than horse meat.
Horse meat contains 5 times more polyunsaturated fat than elk meat. While horse meat contains 0.85g of polyunsaturated fat, elk meat contains only 0.161g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+23.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.4%

~equal in Potassium ~392mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.12mg

~equal in Sodium ~50mg

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

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.96µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5		1.212mg	24%
Copper	0.171mg	0.349mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.37mg	19%
Iron	5.03mg	4.07mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.485mg	12%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.96µg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	6.143mg	8%
Phosphorus	247mg	285mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.161g	5%
Selenium	13.5µg	10.5µg	5%
Protein	28.14g	30.76g	5%
Vitamin E		0.55mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.144mg	4%
Fats	6.05g	3.41g	4%
Saturated fat	1.9g	1.342g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	0.97g	3%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.12mg	3%
Folate		9µg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Calories	175kcal	162kcal	1%
Magnesium	25mg	29mg	1%
Cholesterol	68mg	72mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Potassium	379mg	392mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	50mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A