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Horse meat vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between horse meat and liver

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, copper, zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin B3 than horse meat.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 646% more.
  • Horse meat contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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%
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +256.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +270.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Phosphorus ~241mg

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%
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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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1080%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +490.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horse meat Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.16µg 18.67µg 646%
Vitamin A 0µg 5405µg 601%
Iron 5.03mg 17.92mg 161%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 2.196mg 160%
Selenium 13.5µg 67.5µg 98%
Cholesterol 68mg 355mg 96%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 95%
Copper 0.171mg 0.634mg 51%
Folate 163µg 41%
Zinc 3.82mg 6.72mg 26%
Vitamin C 2mg 23.6mg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.84mg 8.435mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.57mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.258mg 13%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.3mg 12%
Potassium 379mg 150mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.12g 0.63g 4%
Protein 28.14g 26.02g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 14mg 3%
Fats 6.05g 4.4g 3%
Saturated fat 1.9g 1.41g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.85g 1.05g 1%
Calories 175kcal 165kcal 1%
Phosphorus 247mg 241mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.76g N/A
Calcium 8mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 55mg 49mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.349mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.262mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.334mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.232mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.398mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.623mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.157mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.458mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 1.081mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A

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
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Protein ~26.02g
~equal in Water ~64.32g

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
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.5%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.