Horse meat vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between horse meat and pound cake

Horse meat is higher than pound cake in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, and copper.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 117% higher.
Horse meat has 9 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. While horse meat has 0.33mg of vitamin B6, pound cake has only 0.036mg.
Horse meat has less saturated fat.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+212.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+154.4%
Contains more IronIron	+239.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+307.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+788.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+487.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+400%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+199.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+816.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+777.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+107.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	0.36µg	117%
Protein	28.14g	5g	46%
Iron	5.03mg	1.48mg	44%
Zinc	3.82mg	0.43mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.036mg	23%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	1.615mg	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	3.419g	17%
Phosphorus	247mg	140mg	15%
Selenium	13.5µg	5µg	15%
Copper	0.171mg	0.042mg	14%
Sodium	55mg	377mg	14%
Threonine	1.262mg	153mg	14%
Saturated fat	1.9g	4.811g	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Fats	6.05g	13.96g	12%
Folate		42µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.249mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.485mg	10%
Calories	175kcal	353kcal	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Potassium	379mg	149mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.173mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Magnesium	25mg	8mg	4%
Calcium	8mg	47mg	4%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	3.02g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Cholesterol	68mg	66mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A