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Liver vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between liver and horse meat

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, copper, zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin B3 than horse meat.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 646% more.
  • Horse meat contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 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.
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
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 +25%
Contains more IronIron +256.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +270.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.7%
~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.
Liver
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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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
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 CVitamin C +1080%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +490.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 3.16µg 646%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 5.03mg 161%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.12mg 160%
Selenium 67.5µg 13.5µg 98%
Cholesterol 355mg 68mg 96%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 95%
Copper 0.634mg 0.171mg 51%
Folate 163µg 41%
Zinc 6.72mg 3.82mg 26%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 2mg 24%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 4.84mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.33mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.1mg 13%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.022mg 12%
Potassium 150mg 379mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2.12g 4%
Protein 26.02g 28.14g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 25mg 3%
Fats 4.4g 6.05g 3%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.9g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.85g 1%
Calories 165kcal 175kcal 1%
Phosphorus 241mg 247mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sodium 49mg 55mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22%
~equal in Protein ~28.14g
~equal in Water ~63.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
2
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +236.5%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.