Horse meat
Horse meat is a lean red meat used in steaks, sausages, stews, and cured preparations.
About Horse meat
Horse meat is the edible skeletal muscle of horses, sold fresh or processed as a red meat. It is distinct from horse fat and from offal, which may appear in some mixed preparations.
It is usually dark red and lean-looking, with a fine to moderately firm texture and a distinctive, slightly sweet flavour. Flavour can become more pronounced in older or more heavily worked animals, while tenderness is affected by the cut and age of the animal.
Horse meat may be sold fresh, frozen, minced, or preserved. It is prepared as steaks, thin slices, sausages, stews, braises, and cured or dried products. Cutting, mincing, cooking, drying, and curing change texture, moisture, and handling; processed products may include other ingredients.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Main dishes
Bashkir bishbarmak
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Beshbarmak
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Bishbarmak
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Rhenish Sauerbraten
Optional additionShor pelben
Optional additionIngredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.
Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.
Local names for horse meat
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
carne de caballo
viande de cheval
馬肉
baniku
конское мясо
konskoye myaso
Horse meat
horse meat
Pferdefleisch
carne di cavallo
carne de cavalo
carn de cavall
carne de cabalo
马肉
mǎròu
말고기
malgogi
конина
konyna
жылқы еті
zhylqy eti
at eti
لحم الخيل
laḥm al-khayl
گوشت اسب
gusht-e asb
घोड़े का मांस
ghoṛe kā māṃs
ঘোড়ার মাংস
ghoṛār māṃśo
گھوڑے کا گوشت
ghoṛe kā gosht
адууны мах
aduuny makh
konina
koňské maso
koňské mäso
konjsko meso
konjsko meso
коњско месо
konjsko meso
конско месо
konsko meso
carne de cal
lóhús
paardenvlees
hästkött
hestekød
hestekjøtt
hevosenliha
hrossakjöt
hobuseliha
arkliena
zirga gaļa
κρέας αλόγου
kréas alógou
בשר סוס
besar sus
ცხენის ხორცი
tskhენის khortsi
ձիու միս
dziu mis
at əti
ot go‘shti
жылкы эти
zhylky eti
гӯшти асп
gushti asp
daging kuda
daging kuda
thịt ngựa
เนื้อม้า
nʉ́a má
karne ng kabayo
nyama ya farasi
perdevleis
zaldi-haragi
feoil chapaill
cig ceffyl
mish kali
kréas alógou
Romanised form
baniku
Romanised form
Cheval, entrecôte crue
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Cheval, entrecôte grillée/poêlée
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Cheval, faux-filet cru
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Cheval, faux-filet grillé/poêlé
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Cheval, faux-filet rôti/cuit au four
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Cheval, steak ou bifteck cru
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Cheval, tende de tranche crue
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Cheval, tende de tranche grillée/poêlée
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Cheval, tende de tranche rôtie/cuite au four
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Cheval, viande crue
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Cheval, viande rôtie/cuite au four
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Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted
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Game meat, horse, raw
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Ground horse meat
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Horse meat, dried
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Horse meat, Lean, Raw
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piece of horse meat (raw)
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Roasted horse meat
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zhylky eti
Romanised form
laḥm al-khayl
Romanised form
konyna
Romanised form
malgogi
Romanised form
ghoṛār māṃśo
Romanised form
zhylqy eti
Romanised form
mǎròu
Romanised form
ghoṛe kā māṃs
Romanised form
aduuny makh
Romanised form
ghoṛe kā gosht
Romanised form
konskoye myaso
Romanised form
konsko meso
Romanised form
dziu mis
Romanised form
besar sus
Romanised form
gusht-e asb
Romanised form
konjsko meso
Romanised form
tskhენის khortsi
Romanised form
gushti asp
Romanised form
nʉ́a má
Romanised form
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Horse meat nutrition & diet
Horse meat nutritional value
Game meat, horse, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 133kcal
- Protein
- 21.4g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 4.6g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to the exact horse-meat cut and preparation: fresh muscle, minced meat, sausage, dried product, cured meat, stew, or cooked steak. Record the edible portion separately from bone, visible fat, fillings, sauces, and cooking ingredients included in the serving.
Compare the right form: Match the identified horse species, cut, and exact fresh, minced, cured, dried, sausage, or cooked edible form.
Diet considerations
Horse meat is animal-derived and does not suit diets excluding meat or animal products. Sausages and cured preparations may include fat, dairy, cereal binders, coatings, sugars, or other meats. Plain meat and mixed dishes have different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns, determined mainly by recipe additions.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
- Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
- Keto · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Paleo · May be compatible
- May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
- Low-carb · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Game meat, horse, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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