1, color: horse beef has two main colors, red and white. The red part generally refers to the fat inside the beef, horse meat refers to the fat inside the pork, because the horse is a purebred buffalo, so there is no other blood on the body, so the horse meat has some blood, horse meat fat content is very low. And the oil on top of the beef mainly refers to the oily fat inside the beef, which is usually oxidized to form a grease color. So there's a lot of fat on beef that will appear similar to a blood-like color. Although it is said that horse meat has some color on the similar to bright red.

2, grain: in different parts of the beef, horse meat grain is also different. Many parts of the muscle on the cattle have a stripe, like muscle fibers present a straight line; while some parts of the horse body is more blunt, without these lines. So in addition to these more obvious striations, there are also smaller muscle fibers. So we can tell the difference by the grain. And when selecting, also pay attention to some of the grain more obvious beef must not buy.

3, fat content: in general, the fat content of beef is relatively high, so there is a good effect of blood after consumption. The fat content of horse meat is not very high, but the nutritional value is relatively high, especially for women. Horse meat is high in protein and rich in iron, zinc, calcium and other trace elements. Horse meat also has a blood tonic effect, especially suitable for postpartum iron deficiency of the population consumption. So horse meat is suitable for pregnant women to eat.