Ostrich vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ostrich and horse meat?

Ostrich is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and zinc, yet horse meat is higher in iron.
Ostrich's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 129% more.
Ostrich has 3 times more selenium than horse meat. While ostrich has 37.5µg of selenium, horse meat has only 13.5µg.
The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

We used Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked and Game meat, horse, 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.

Ostrich

Horse meat

Contains more ZincZinc	+27%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+177.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+80.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

~equal in Potassium ~379mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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.

Ostrich

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+97.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.25µg	3.16µg	129%
Selenium	37.5µg	13.5µg	44%
Iron	2.79mg	5.03mg	28%
Vitamin B5	1.318mg		26%
Vitamin B6	0.545mg	0.33mg	17%
Vitamin B3	7.143mg	4.84mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.12mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.232mg	0.1mg	11%
Zinc	4.85mg	3.82mg	9%
Cholesterol	85mg	68mg	6%
Fats	2.57g	6.05g	5%
Saturated fat	1g	1.9g	4%
Folate	15µg		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.44g	0.85g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	2.12g	3%
Calories	145kcal	175kcal	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.23mg		2%
Copper	0.152mg	0.171mg	2%
Protein	28.49g	28.14g	1%
Sodium	80mg	55mg	1%
Phosphorus	251mg	247mg	1%
Potassium	362mg	379mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	25mg	0%
Calcium	6mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.254mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	1.25mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.354mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	2.315mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	2.516mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.796mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.176mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	1.407mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	1.081mg	0%