Roast beef vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between roast beef and horse meat

Roast beef has more vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, copper, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 47% higher.
Horse meat has 16 times less sodium than roast beef. Roast beef has 853mg of sodium, while horse meat has 55mg.

Food types used in this article are Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Roast beef

Horse meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+70.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+145.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+98.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

~equal in Selenium ~13.5µg

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.

Roast beef

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+54.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	3.16µg	47%
Iron	2.05mg	5.03mg	37%
Sodium	853mg	55mg	35%
Protein	18.62g	28.14g	19%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg		11%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.33mg	10%
Copper	0.086mg	0.171mg	9%
Choline	43.9mg		8%
Potassium	647mg	379mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.12mg	7%
Cholesterol	51mg	68mg	6%
Zinc	3.2mg	3.82mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.1mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	4.84mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	0.85g	4%
Fats	3.69g	6.05g	4%
Saturated fat	1.318g	1.9g	3%
Calories	115kcal	175kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.49mg		3%
Selenium	14.7µg	13.5µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Phosphorus	242mg	247mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Folate	5µg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	2.12g	1%
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Calcium	5mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	0.29g		N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g		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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.14g		N/A