Beef shank vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between beef shank and deer meat

Beef shank is higher in zinc, selenium, and vitamin B12, yet deer meat is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, and vitamin B5.
Beef shank covers your daily zinc needs 59% more than deer meat.
Beef shank contains 3 times more selenium than deer meat. While beef shank contains 30µg of selenium, deer meat contains only 11µg.
The amount of saturated fat in deer meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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.

Beef shank

Deer meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+540%
Contains more ZincZinc	+162.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+172.7%

Contains more IronIron	+10.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Potassium ~434mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

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.

Beef shank

Deer meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.62µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	10.49mg	3.99mg	59%
Selenium	30µg	11µg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.563mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.37mg	0.614mg	19%
Vitamin B3	5.89mg	8.78mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.26mg	10%
Copper	0.172mg	0.254mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.856mg	9%
Protein	33.68g	29.9g	8%
Vitamin B12	3.79µg	3.62µg	7%
Fats	6.36g	2.35g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.86g	0.554g	6%
Saturated fat	2.29g	1.142g	5%
Iron	3.86mg	4.25mg	5%
Phosphorus	263mg	299mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.62mg	4%
Calories	201kcal	149kcal	3%
Cholesterol	78mg	88mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	5mg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	33mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.21g	0.127g	1%
Potassium	447mg	434mg	0%
Sodium	64mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.022mg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.377mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	1.471mg	1.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.514mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	2.662mg	2.28mg	0%
Lysine	2.802mg	2.434mg	0%
Methionine	0.862mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.315mg	1.133mg	0%
Valine	1.638mg	1.455mg	0%
Histidine	1.153mg	0.895mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A