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Sockeye salmon vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sockeye salmon and horse meat?

  • Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet horse meat is higher in iron, zinc, and copper.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
  • Sockeye salmon has 3 times more selenium than horse meat. While sockeye salmon has 35.5µg of selenium, horse meat has only 13.5µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sockeye salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163%
Contains more IronIron +867.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +594.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.2%

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.
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 0% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sockeye salmon Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Iron 0.52mg 5.03mg 56%
Vitamin B12 4.47µg 3.16µg 55%
Selenium 35.5µg 13.5µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.827mg 0.33mg 38%
Vitamin B3 10.123mg 4.84mg 33%
Zinc 0.55mg 3.82mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.274mg 25%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Copper 0.076mg 0.171mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.246mg 0.12mg 10%
Phosphorus 305mg 247mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.157mg 0.1mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.969g 1.9g 4%
Magnesium 36mg 25mg 3%
Protein 26.48g 28.14g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.327g 0.85g 3%
Potassium 436mg 379mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Cholesterol 61mg 68mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Sodium 92mg 55mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.864g 2.12g 1%
Calories 156kcal 175kcal 1%
Fats 5.57g 6.05g 1%
Calcium 11mg 8mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.247mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.274mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.185mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.574mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.858mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.461mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.711mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.299g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.56g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.093g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 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 OtherOther +195.2%
~equal in Protein ~28.14g
~equal in Fats ~6.05g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~63.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.969 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.864 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.327 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 -49%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.7%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/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.