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Beef Liver vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beef Liver and bison meat

  • Bison meat has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, choline, vitamin B6, and phosphorus than beef Liver.
  • Beef Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 2822% more than bison meat.
  • Bison meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 2.4% 32% 128% 36% 100% 90% 7.4% 1% 194%
Contains more IronIron +91.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +13248.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +44%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4350%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.8%
~equal in Potassium ~361mg
~equal in Selenium ~35.5µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.2% 0% 25% 62% 70% 0% 92% 358% 3.3% 6% 63%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1168.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +154.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2367.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +153.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3062.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +271.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Bison meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 2.86µg 2822%
Copper 14.283mg 0.107mg 1575%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.27mg 243%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 142%
Cholesterol 396mg 82mg 105%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 3.71mg 86%
Folate 253µg 8µg 61%
Choline 426mg 114.8mg 57%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.4mg 47%
Phosphorus 497mg 209mg 41%
Iron 6.54mg 3.42mg 39%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.008mg 15%
Zinc 5.3mg 3.68mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.947g 0.91g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 0.24g 6%
Fats 5.26g 2.42g 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 1.3µg 2%
Calories 191kcal 143kcal 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 36.1µg 35.5µg 1%
Protein 29.08g 28.44g 1%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.36mg 1%
Sodium 79mg 57mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Calcium 6mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 352mg 361mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 0.95g 0%
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.198mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 2.21mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 2.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.674mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 1.065mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.287mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.754mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 g
28% 2% 67% 3%
Protein: 28.44 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.54 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +117.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +51.2%
~equal in Protein ~28.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 g
43% 45% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.24 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +362.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/nutrients
  2. Bison meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173852/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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