Bear meat vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bear meat and brisket

Bear meat has more iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B12, and copper; however, brisket is higher in selenium and monounsaturated fat.
Bear meat covers your daily need for iron, 104% more than brisket.
Bear meat has 5 times more vitamin B2 than brisket. While bear meat has 0.82mg of vitamin B2, brisket has only 0.171mg.
Bear meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Bear meat

Brisket

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.4%
Contains more IronIron	+341.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+48%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+142%

~equal in Phosphorus ~175mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Bear meat

Brisket

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+379.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.4%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.51mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.282mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	10.73mg	2.43mg	104%
Vitamin B2	0.82mg	0.171mg	50%
Zinc	10.27mg	6.69mg	33%
Selenium	11.2µg	27.1µg	29%
Saturated fat	3.54g	7.305g	17%
Vitamin B12	2.47µg	2.12µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.4g	0.681g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.568mg	11%
Fats	13.39g	18.42g	8%
Protein	32.42g	28.82g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.66g	7.934g	6%
Vitamin B3	3.35mg	4.087mg	5%
Copper	0.148mg	0.1mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.059mg	3%
Cholesterol	98mg	106mg	3%
Choline	122.3mg	109.8mg	2%
Calories	259kcal	289kcal	2%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.282mg	1%
Sodium	71mg	48mg	1%
Phosphorus	170mg	175mg	1%
Potassium	263mg	232mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	16mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.51mg	0%
Manganese		0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.8µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.181mg	0%
Threonine		1.101mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.253mg	0%
Leucine		2.192mg	0%
Lysine		2.328mg	0%
Methionine		0.717mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.088mg	0%
Valine		1.367mg	0%
Histidine		0.879mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.037g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.034g	0g	N/A