Horse meat vs. Game — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between horse meat and game?

Horse meat is richer in zinc, iron, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat, yet game is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B1.
Game's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 47% higher.
Horse meat has 3 times more monounsaturated fat than game. Horse meat has 2.12g of monounsaturated fat, while game has 0.63g.
Game contains less saturated fat.

We used Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Game meat, antelope, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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

Game

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+19.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.6%

~equal in Potassium ~372mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

~equal in Selenium ~12.9µg

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

Game

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+508.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg		132%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.73mg	47%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg		30%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg		25%
Cholesterol	68mg	126mg	19%
Zinc	3.82mg	1.68mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.26mg	13%
Iron	5.03mg	4.2mg	10%
Copper	0.171mg	0.213mg	5%
Phosphorus	247mg	210mg	5%
Fats	6.05g	2.67g	5%
Saturated fat	1.9g	0.97g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	0.63g	4%
Protein	28.14g	29.45g	3%
Folate		9µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.58g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Calories	175kcal	150kcal	1%
Selenium	13.5µg	12.9µg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	4mg	0%
Potassium	379mg	372mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	54mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg		0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.362mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.126mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.489mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.462mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.838mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.166mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.31mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	1.401mg	0%