Turkey meat vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and horse meat?

Turkey meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper.
Horse meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 89% more.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B2 than horse meat. While turkey meat has 0.281mg of vitamin B2, horse meat has only 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in horse meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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.

Turkey meat

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.6%
Contains more IronIron	+361.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

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.

Turkey meat

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+209.8%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	3.16µg	89%
Iron	1.09mg	5.03mg	49%
Selenium	29.8µg	13.5µg	30%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.84mg	30%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.33mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg		19%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Cholesterol	109mg	68mg	14%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.82mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.12mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Copper	0.093mg	0.171mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.85g	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.1mg	5%
Potassium	239mg	379mg	4%
Phosphorus	223mg	247mg	3%
Fats	7.39g	6.05g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	55mg	2%
Folate	9µg		2%
Calories	189kcal	175kcal	1%
Protein	28.55g	28.14g	1%
Magnesium	30mg	25mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.9g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	2.12g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	57g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	1.081mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g		N/A