Rib eye steak vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rib eye steak and horse meat different?

Rib eye steak is richer in selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
Horse meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 44% more than rib eye steak.
Rib eye steak contains 5 times more saturated fat than horse meat. Rib eye steak contains 9.684g of saturated fat, while horse meat contains 1.9g.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types were used 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.

Rib eye steak

Horse meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.8%
Contains more IronIron	+124.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.5%

~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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.

Rib eye steak

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50.5%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.84mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	3.16µg	44%
Saturated fat	9.684g	1.9g	35%
Iron	2.24mg	5.03mg	35%
Selenium	29.7µg	13.5µg	29%
Fats	21.81g	6.05g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	2.12g	21%
Zinc	5.91mg	3.82mg	19%
Phosphorus	152mg	247mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.12mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.33mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg		11%
Copper	0.08mg	0.171mg	10%
Choline	48.8mg		9%
Protein	23.69g	28.14g	9%
Calories	291kcal	175kcal	6%
Cholesterol	80mg	68mg	4%
Potassium	260mg	379mg	4%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.022mg	3%
Folate	6µg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	0.85g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Magnesium	22mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin A	8µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	11mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	55mg	0%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	4.84mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g		N/A