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

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Important differences between horse meat and lamb ribs

  • Horse meat has more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper; however, lamb ribs is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Lamb ribs's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 54% more.
  • Horse meat contains 3 times more iron than lamb ribs. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while lamb ribs contains 1.6mg.
  • Horse meat contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 6.6% 24% 60% 38% 95% 71% 9.5% 2.5% 119%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.9%
Contains more IronIron +214.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +61.5%
~equal in Zinc ~3.49mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2% 0% 23% 48% 127% 38% 25% 279% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horse meat Lamb ribs DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.9g 12.77g 49%
Iron 5.03mg 1.6mg 43%
Vitamin B12 3.16µg 2.23µg 39%
Fats 6.05g 29.82g 37%
Monounsaturated fat 2.12g 12.52g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.11mg 17%
Selenium 13.5µg 21.8µg 15%
Protein 28.14g 21.12g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.63mg 13%
Phosphorus 247mg 166mg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.84mg 6.75mg 12%
Cholesterol 68mg 97mg 10%
Calories 175kcal 359kcal 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.85g 2.17g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.21mg 7%
Copper 0.171mg 0.115mg 6%
Folate 15µg 4%
Zinc 3.82mg 3.49mg 3%
Potassium 379mg 271mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 55mg 73mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 22mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.349mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.262mg 0.904mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.334mg 1.019mg 0%
Leucine 2.232mg 1.642mg 0%
Lysine 2.398mg 1.865mg 0%
Methionine 0.623mg 0.542mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.157mg 0.86mg 0%
Valine 1.458mg 1.139mg 0%
Histidine 1.081mg 0.669mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
21% 30% 48%
Protein: 21.12 g
Fats: 29.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 47.89 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.2%
Contains more WaterWater +33.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.4%
Contains more FatsFats +392.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
47% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.77 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +490.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +155.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/nutrients
  2. Lamb ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174323/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.