Horse meat vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between horse meat and lamb leg

Horse meat has more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper; however, lamb leg is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 42% more.
Horse meat contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than lamb leg. Horse meat contains 0.33mg of vitamin B6, while lamb leg contains 0.15mg.
Horse meat contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw.

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

Lamb leg

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.2%
Contains more IronIron	+203%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~56mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.03mg	1.66mg	42%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.5µg	28%
Saturated fat	1.9g	7.43g	25%
Protein	28.14g	17.91g	20%
Fats	6.05g	17.07g	17%
Vitamin B5		0.69mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.15mg	14%
Selenium	13.5µg	20.7µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	7g	12%
Phosphorus	247mg	170mg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	6.26mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.23mg	8%
Copper	0.171mg	0.113mg	6%
Zinc	3.82mg	3.32mg	5%
Folate		19µg	5%
Potassium	379mg	249mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1.35g	3%
Calories	175kcal	230kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Cholesterol	68mg	69mg	0%
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	56mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.567mg	0%