Horse meat: Nutrition Facts

Horse meat is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 127 kcal

Horse meat contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 52 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Horse meat — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Horse meat provides about 28.5% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 5.5% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein21.4 g
28.5%
Fat4.6 g
5.5%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Horse meat of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1 mg
1.1%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B34.6 mg
28.7%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B60.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Horse meat.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium6 mg
0.6%
Iron3.8 mg
38.0%
Magnesium24 mg
6.0%
Phosphorus221 mg
31.6%
Potassium360 mg
7.7%
Sodium53 mg
4.1%
Zinc2.9 mg
26.4%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Horse meat.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan265 mg
3.3%
Threonine959 mg
40.0%
Isoleucine1.0 g
50.7%
Leucine1.7 g
36.9%
Lysine1.8 g
44.5%
Methionine473 mg
26.3%
Cystine299 mg
16.6%
Phenylalanine879 mg
20.0%
Tyrosine670 mg
15.2%
Valine1.1 g
44.3%
Arginine1.4 g
23.0%
Histidine822 mg
39.1%
Alanine1.2 g
18.6%
Aspartic acid2.1 g
17.2%
Glutamic acid3.1 g
22.9%
Glycine1.0 g
29.5%
Proline994 mg
22.1%
Serine817 mg
9.8%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.696 g), isoleucine (1.014 g) and valine (1.108 g).
Horse meat contains 3.82 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.033 g), arginine (1.401 g) and methionine (0.473 g).
Horse meat contains 2.91 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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