Horse meat vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and pepperoni different?

Horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and zinc, while pepperoni is higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Pepperoni covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than horse meat.
Horse meat contains 4 times more iron than pepperoni. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while pepperoni contains 1.33mg.
Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.
Pepperoni has a higher glycemic index (28) than horse meat (0).

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced types were used 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

Pepperoni

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.3%
Contains more IronIron	+278.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4781.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.8%

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

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+143.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.987mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.362mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	1.3µg	78%
Saturated fat	1.9g	17.708g	72%
Sodium	55mg	1582mg	66%
Fats	6.05g	46.28g	62%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	20.77g	47%
Iron	5.03mg	1.33mg	46%
Manganese	0.022mg	1.074mg	46%
Selenium	13.5µg	29µg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	4.458g	24%
Vitamin B5		0.93mg	19%
Protein	28.14g	19.25g	18%
Calories	175kcal	504kcal	16%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.271mg	14%
Phosphorus	247mg	158mg	13%
Zinc	3.82mg	2.44mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.257mg	11%
Cholesterol	68mg	97mg	10%
Copper	0.171mg	0.091mg	9%
Choline		51.2mg	9%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Vitamin E		1.03mg	7%
Vitamin D		52IU	7%
Vitamin K		5.8µg	5%
Potassium	379mg	274mg	3%
Magnesium	25mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.362mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	8mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	4.987mg	1%
Folate		5µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Trans fat		1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.136g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.605g	N/A