Horse meat vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horse meat and penne?

Horse meat is higher in iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, and monounsaturated fat, yet penne is higher in fiber and calcium.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 53% more.
Horse meat has 6 times more cholesterol than penne. While horse meat has 68mg of cholesterol, penne has only 12mg.
The glycemic index of horse meat is lower.

We used Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared 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

Penne

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+210.7%
Contains more IronIron	+528.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+247.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+109.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1012.5%

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

Penne

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg		132%
Iron	5.03mg	0.8mg	53%
Protein	28.14g	5.7g	45%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg		30%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg		25%
Zinc	3.82mg	1.1mg	25%
Selenium	13.5µg		25%
Copper	0.171mg		19%
Cholesterol	68mg	12mg	19%
Phosphorus	247mg	118mg	18%
Fiber	0g	2.7g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg		9%
Calcium	8mg	89mg	8%
Potassium	379mg	122mg	8%
Sodium	55mg	248mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg		8%
Carbs	0g	16.8g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	1g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.4g	3%
Fats	6.05g	4g	3%
Saturated fat	1.9g	2.3g	2%
Calories	175kcal	126kcal	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.022mg		1%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar		1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg		0%
Threonine	1.262mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg		0%
Leucine	2.232mg		0%
Lysine	2.398mg		0%
Methionine	0.623mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg		0%
Valine	1.458mg		0%
Histidine	1.081mg		0%