Horse meat vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horse meat and turkey meat?

Horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper, yet turkey meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 89% more.
Horse meat has 5 times more iron than turkey meat. While horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, turkey meat has only 1.09mg.
The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

We used Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.6%
Contains more IronIron	+361.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+209.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.7%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	1.02µg	89%
Iron	5.03mg	1.09mg	49%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	9.573mg	30%
Selenium	13.5µg	29.8µg	30%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.616mg	22%
Vitamin B5		0.948mg	19%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Cholesterol	68mg	109mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.281mg	12%
Zinc	3.82mg	2.48mg	12%
Copper	0.171mg	0.093mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	2.119g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.045mg	5%
Potassium	379mg	239mg	4%
Phosphorus	247mg	223mg	3%
Sodium	55mg	103mg	2%
Folate		9µg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Fats	6.05g	7.39g	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Protein	28.14g	28.55g	1%
Saturated fat	1.9g	2.155g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	2.647g	1%
Calories	175kcal	189kcal	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	14mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A