Horse meat vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and rib eye steak different?

Horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and copper, while rib eye steak is higher in selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Horse meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 44% more than rib eye steak.
Horse meat contains 2 times more iron than rib eye steak. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while rib eye steak contains 2.24mg.
Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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

Rib eye steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.8%
Contains more IronIron	+124.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.5%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.1µg	44%
Saturated fat	1.9g	9.684g	35%
Iron	5.03mg	2.24mg	35%
Selenium	13.5µg	29.7µg	29%
Fats	6.05g	21.81g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	10.519g	21%
Zinc	3.82mg	5.91mg	19%
Phosphorus	247mg	152mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.287mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.477mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.536mg	11%
Copper	0.171mg	0.08mg	10%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Protein	28.14g	23.69g	9%
Calories	175kcal	291kcal	6%
Cholesterol	68mg	80mg	4%
Potassium	379mg	260mg	4%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.08mg	3%
Folate		6µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1.027g	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	11mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	4.908mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A