Horse meat vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between horse meat and porterhouse steak

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, protein, and phosphorus; however, porterhouse steak is richer in fats, selenium, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Horse meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 41% more than porterhouse steak.
Porterhouse steak has 2 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, while porterhouse steak has 2.94mg.
Horse meat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Horse meat

Porterhouse steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.8%
Contains more IronIron	+71.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+19.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Horse meat

Porterhouse steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.099mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.18µg	41%
Iron	5.03mg	2.94mg	26%
Saturated fat	1.9g	7.271g	24%
Fats	6.05g	19.27g	20%
Choline		91.3mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	8.65g	16%
Selenium	13.5µg	19.6µg	11%
Protein	28.14g	23.96g	8%
Phosphorus	247mg	193mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.228mg	8%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.56mg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.314mg	6%
Calories	175kcal	276kcal	5%
Copper	0.171mg	0.13mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	4.21mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.365mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	379mg	299mg	2%
Folate		7µg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.69g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	8.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	115kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.3	N/A
Cholesterol	68mg	67mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	7mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.099mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.259mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.104mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.228mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.105mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.033mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.288mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.775mg	0%