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

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Summary of differences between beef sirloin and bison meat

Beef sirloin has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and selenium; however, bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin B2.
Bison meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 58% more than beef sirloin.
Beef sirloin has 2 times more vitamin B3 than bison meat. While beef sirloin has 9.001mg of vitamin B3, bison meat has only 3.71mg.
Bison meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled 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.

Beef sirloin

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Contains more IronIron	+78.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~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.

Beef sirloin

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+94.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.36mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.3µg

~equal in Choline ~114.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	2.86µg	58%
Vitamin B3	9.001mg	3.71mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.681mg	0.4mg	22%
Iron	1.92mg	3.42mg	19%
Zinc	5.7mg	3.68mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.607mg		12%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.27mg	8%
Selenium	38.9µg	35.5µg	6%
Phosphorus	253mg	209mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.915g	0.91g	5%
Protein	30.8g	28.44g	5%
Fats	5.03g	2.42g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.006g	0.95g	3%
Calories	177kcal	143kcal	2%
Copper	0.085mg	0.107mg	2%
Potassium	410mg	361mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.1mg	1%
Folate	10µg	8µg	1%
Cholesterol	81mg	82mg	0%
Magnesium	27mg	26mg	0%
Sodium	66mg	57mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.36mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	1.3µg	0%
Choline	117.3mg	114.8mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.185g	0.24g	0%
Tryptophan	0.202mg		0%
Threonine	1.23mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.401mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.45mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.603mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.802mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.217mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.528mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.983mg	0.754mg	0%