Horse meat vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between horse meat and ground chicken

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper; however, ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 110% higher.
Ground chicken has 5 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, while ground chicken has 0.93mg.
Horse meat is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more IronIron	+440.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+175.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+99%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.6%

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.3µg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+519.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	0.51µg	110%
Iron	5.03mg	0.93mg	51%
Vitamin B5		1.327mg	27%
Zinc	3.82mg	1.92mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.538mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.302mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	7.107mg	14%
Cholesterol	68mg	107mg	13%
Copper	0.171mg	0.062mg	12%
Choline		59mg	11%
Protein	28.14g	23.28g	10%
Potassium	379mg	677mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	2.08g	8%
Fats	6.05g	10.92g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	4.879g	7%
Saturated fat	1.9g	3.11g	6%
Vitamin E		0.39mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.121mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	247mg	234mg	2%
Folate		2µg	1%
Calories	175kcal	189kcal	1%
Selenium	13.5µg	14.3µg	1%
Sodium	55mg	75mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A