Horse meat vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between horse meat and lamb

Horse meat has more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and protein, while lamb has more selenium, fats, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Horse meat covers your daily need for iron 39% more than lamb.
Horse meat contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. While horse meat contains 0.33mg of vitamin B6, lamb contains only 0.13mg.
The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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

Lamb

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.3%
Contains more IronIron	+167.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

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

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.03mg	1.88mg	39%
Saturated fat	1.9g	8.83g	32%
Vitamin B12	3.16µg	2.55µg	25%
Fats	6.05g	20.94g	23%
Selenium	13.5µg	26.4µg	23%
Choline		93.7mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.12g	8.82g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.13mg	15%
Vitamin B5		0.66mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.84mg	6.66mg	11%
Cholesterol	68mg	97mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.25mg	10%
Phosphorus	247mg	188mg	8%
Protein	28.14g	24.52g	7%
Calories	175kcal	294kcal	6%
Copper	0.171mg	0.119mg	6%
Zinc	3.82mg	4.46mg	6%
Folate		18µg	5%
Vitamin K		4.6µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.85g	1.51g	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	379mg	310mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Sodium	55mg	72mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.349mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	1.262mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.334mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	2.232mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.398mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.623mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.157mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	1.458mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	1.081mg	0.777mg	0%