Penne vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between penne and horse meat?

Penne is higher in fiber and calcium, yet horse meat is higher in iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, and monounsaturated fat.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 53% more.
The amount of sodium in horse meat is lower.
The glycemic index of horse meat is lower.

We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared 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.

Penne

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1012.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+210.7%
Contains more IronIron	+528.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+247.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+109.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.8%

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.

Penne

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		3.16µg	132%
Iron	0.8mg	5.03mg	53%
Protein	5.7g	28.14g	45%
Vitamin B3		4.84mg	30%
Vitamin B6		0.33mg	25%
Zinc	1.1mg	3.82mg	25%
Selenium		13.5µg	25%
Copper		0.171mg	19%
Cholesterol	12mg	68mg	19%
Phosphorus	118mg	247mg	18%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Vitamin B2		0.12mg	9%
Calcium	89mg	8mg	8%
Potassium	122mg	379mg	8%
Sodium	248mg	55mg	8%
Vitamin B1		0.1mg	8%
Carbs	16.8g	0g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	2.12g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.85g	3%
Fats	4g	6.05g	3%
Saturated fat	2.3g	1.9g	2%
Calories	126kcal	175kcal	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Manganese		0.022mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	25mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g		N/A
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.349mg	0%
Threonine		1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.334mg	0%
Leucine		2.232mg	0%
Lysine		2.398mg	0%
Methionine		0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.157mg	0%
Valine		1.458mg	0%
Histidine		1.081mg	0%