Horse meat vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between horse meat and hamburgers

Horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper; however, hamburgers are richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 72% higher.
Horse meat has 2 times more copper than hamburgers. While horse meat has 0.171mg of copper, hamburgers have only 0.091mg.
Horse meat has less saturated fat.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than hamburgers (66).

The food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Hamburger

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.7%
Contains more IronIron	+74.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+886.4%

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

Hamburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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	1.44µg	72%
Iron	5.03mg	2.88mg	27%
Selenium	13.5µg		25%
Protein	28.14g	17.08g	22%
Sodium	55mg	414mg	16%
Phosphorus	247mg	136mg	16%
Saturated fat	1.9g	5.096g	15%
Folate		56µg	14%
Fats	6.05g	14.36g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.203mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.25mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.217mg	10%
Calcium	8mg	102mg	9%
Copper	0.171mg	0.091mg	9%
Zinc	3.82mg	2.87mg	9%
Carbs	0g	24.1g	8%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.217mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	5.495g	8%
Cholesterol	68mg	47mg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.31mg	6%
Calories	175kcal	295kcal	6%
Potassium	379mg	226mg	5%
Fiber	0g	0.9g	4%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	5.365mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.38g	3%
Fructose		2.03g	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	20mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	23.2g	N/A
Sugar		4.15g	N/A
Trans fat		0.814g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.666mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.716mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.37mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.677mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.823mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.505mg	0%