Horse meat vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horse meat and steak different?

Horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and copper, while steak is higher in selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Horse meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 40% more than steak.
Horse meat contains 2 times more iron than steak. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while steak contains 2.4mg.
Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.

Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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

Steak

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.8%
Contains more IronIron	+109.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+101.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+51.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+135.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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

Steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.149mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.2µg	40%
Selenium	13.5µg	31.8µg	33%
Iron	5.03mg	2.4mg	33%
Saturated fat	1.9g	8.443g	30%
Zinc	3.82mg	6.34mg	23%
Fats	6.05g	19.02g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	9.171g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.301mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.5mg	13%
Phosphorus	247mg	163mg	12%
Copper	0.171mg	0.085mg	10%
Protein	28.14g	24.85g	7%
Calories	175kcal	271kcal	5%
Potassium	379mg	279mg	3%
Cholesterol	68mg	78mg	3%
Folate		6µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	5.149mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.022mg		1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D		6IU	1%
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	58mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.896g	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.013g	N/A