Ground chicken vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ground chicken and horse meat

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and potassium; however, horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, copper, and protein.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 110% higher.
Horse meat has 3 times less vitamin B2 than ground chicken. Ground chicken has 0.302mg of vitamin B2, while horse meat has 0.12mg.
Horse meat is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground chicken

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.6%

Contains more IronIron	+440.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+175.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+99%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

~equal in Selenium ~13.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground chicken

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+519.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	3.16µg	110%
Iron	0.93mg	5.03mg	51%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg		27%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.82mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.33mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.12mg	14%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.84mg	14%
Cholesterol	107mg	68mg	13%
Copper	0.062mg	0.171mg	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Protein	23.28g	28.14g	10%
Potassium	677mg	379mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	0.85g	8%
Fats	10.92g	6.05g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	2.12g	7%
Saturated fat	3.11g	1.9g	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin E	0.39mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	247mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Calories	189kcal	175kcal	1%
Magnesium	28mg	25mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	55mg	1%
Selenium	14.3µg	13.5µg	1%
Folate	2µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	57g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A