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

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What are the differences between horse meat and lamb shoulder?

Horse meat is higher in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper, yet lamb shoulder is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
Horse meat has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While horse meat has 0.33mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

We used Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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

Lamb shoulder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.3%
Contains more IronIron	+147.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.021mg

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 shoulder

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.6%

~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			DV% diff.
Iron	5.03mg	2.03mg	38%
Saturated fat	1.9g	8.74g	31%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.55µg	25%
Fats	6.05g	20.24g	22%
Selenium	13.5µg	25.4µg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.12mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	8.3g	15%
Vitamin B5		0.71mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	6.66mg	11%
Protein	28.14g	22.53g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.25mg	10%
Phosphorus	247mg	183mg	9%
Cholesterol	68mg	92mg	8%
Copper	0.171mg	0.113mg	6%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.48mg	6%
Folate		20µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1.61g	5%
Calories	175kcal	279kcal	5%
Potassium	379mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.09mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.714mg	0%