Horse Meat

Author: Marko Balašević Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Among meats, horse meat has the highest protein content (20-25%), it also contains: potassium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, copper, magnesium, amino acids, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinamide, vitamins from groups

When the product is consumed in a refrigerated state, it exhibits heating properties. Its nutritional value is high. Unlike other types of meat, it has little cholesterol, which makes it dietary (it has antisclerotic action).

In wild horses, fat accumulates mainly in the abdomen and ribs (there the caloric content is highest and reaches 4949 kcal. With the age of the horse increases the amount of fat in the meat and decreases that of water.

Dairy products from mare's milk (koumiss) contain a combination of important elements for the human body: lactic and acetic acid, antibiotics. These compounds improve digestion and prevent the onset of gastrointestinal diseases. Dairy products supply us with ascorbic acid, which is important for metabolism.

In horsemeat contains more organic acids than in beef. They have the ability to activate metabolism, improve the work of the digestive tract and the composition of the gastric microflora. It also contains a large amount of iron, so it is suitable for consumption in iron deficiency anemia. It is also characterized by hypoallergenic properties, is suitable for children and is indispensable for anemia and food allergies.

Horse Meat

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