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Mortadella vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mortadella and horse meat

  • Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and selenium; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11760% higher.
  • Mortadella has 23 times more sodium than horse meat. While mortadella has 1246mg of sodium, horse meat has only 55mg.
  • Horse meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mortadella (28).

The food types used in this comparison are Mortadella, beef, pork and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +67.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.5%
Contains more IronIron +259.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +185%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +113.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.12mg 11760%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 3.16µg 70%
Sodium 1246mg 55mg 52%
Iron 1.4mg 5.03mg 45%
Saturated fat 9.51g 1.9g 35%
Fats 25.39g 6.05g 30%
Protein 16.37g 28.14g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 2.12g 23%
Phosphorus 97mg 247mg 21%
Selenium 22.6µg 13.5µg 17%
Zinc 2.1mg 3.82mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.85g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.33mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 4.84mg 14%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Copper 0.06mg 0.171mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Calories 311kcal 175kcal 7%
Potassium 163mg 379mg 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Cholesterol 56mg 68mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 25mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 3.05g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.03mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 1.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +319.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.9%
Contains more WaterWater +22.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +436.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +267.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/nutrients
  2. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.