Horse meat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between horse meat and veal

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, protein, and copper; however, veal has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 79% higher.
Veal has 5 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat has 5.03mg of iron, while veal has 0.99mg.
Horse meat is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Veal, ground, 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

Veal

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+408.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.87mg

~equal in Selenium ~13.7µg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+148.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	1.27µg	79%
Iron	5.03mg	0.99mg	51%
Vitamin B5		1.16mg	23%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	8.03mg	20%
Choline		95mg	17%
Cholesterol	68mg	103mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.27mg	12%
Protein	28.14g	24.38g	8%
Copper	0.171mg	0.103mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.39mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.9g	3.04g	5%
Phosphorus	247mg	217mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.07mg	3%
Folate		11µg	3%
Fats	6.05g	7.56g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	2.84g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.55g	2%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Potassium	379mg	337mg	1%
Sodium	55mg	83mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.15mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.2µg	1%
Calories	175kcal	172kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	25mg	24mg	0%
Zinc	3.82mg	3.87mg	0%
Selenium	13.5µg	13.7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.885mg	0%