Horse meat vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between horse meat and beefsteak

Horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, and copper; however, beefsteak is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, fats, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Horse meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 74% more than beefsteak.
Beefsteak contains 3 times less iron than horse meat. Horse meat contains 5.03mg of iron, while beefsteak contains 1.63mg.
Horse meat has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Horse meat

Beefsteak

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.5%
Contains more IronIron	+208.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+113.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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.

Horse meat

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+129%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	1.38µg	74%
Iron	5.03mg	1.63mg	43%
Selenium	13.5µg	28.8µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.585mg	20%
Choline		101.8mg	19%
Saturated fat	1.9g	5.951g	18%
Fats	6.05g	15.11g	14%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	6.978mg	13%
Copper	0.171mg	0.073mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.527mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	6.298g	10%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.85mg	9%
Phosphorus	247mg	213mg	5%
Calories	175kcal	250kcal	4%
Cholesterol	68mg	79mg	4%
Protein	28.14g	26.72g	3%
Vitamin E		0.45mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.078mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.14mg	2%
Folate		8µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	0.56g	2%
Calcium	8mg	22mg	1%
Potassium	379mg	340mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.2	N/A
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	57mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.842mg	0%