There has been a lot of banter recently about the use by fast food royalty, Burger King, of horse meat in their burgers. Morally and objectively, it seems not "right" to use Mr. Ed and his relatives as a source of sustenance, but then again, there have been a few famous pigs on the big screen as well - and we mean real pigs, of the porcine sort. If we can look at this scientifically, we might find that equine-based foodstuffs may actually have some benefits.
Firstly, there are many countries, not just the 3rd world sort that actually do eat horse meat -
just look to our northern neighbors where horse is frequently featured on the menu. “Horse is delicious,” says David McMillan, Joe Beef’s co-chef. “It’s like health food compared to beef! It makes you a strong lover, too,” he adds. Also, according to NutritionData.com, the strip steak has about the same amount of calories as horse (117 vs 133 calories per 100 grams), though many other cuts of beef have significantly higher calorie counts. The meats also have very similar amounts of fat, cholesterol and protein when lean cuts are compared. Where the meats really differ is iron concentration, with horse meat having double the iron (21% vs 10% DV) that beef contains. Horse meat also contains substantially more vitamin B12 (50% vs 21% DV), but less B6, niacin and folate. But the most striking difference is the omega-3 fatty acid concentration in horse meat, which contains 360 mg (per 100 grams) compared to just 21 mg in strip steak.
Now, we are not advocating for you to start eating horse meat and understand the stigma attached to it but it always helps to know the facts before siding with the neigh-sayers. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2011/12/28/the-case-for-eating-horse-meat/#ixzz2Jfr9WGkG
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