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

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What are the main differences between beef tenderloin and bison meat?

Beef tenderloin is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat, while bison meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% higher.
Bison meat has 11 times less monounsaturated fat than beef tenderloin. Beef tenderloin has 10.27g of monounsaturated fat, while bison meat has 0.95g.
Bison meat is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Game meat, bison, separable lean, only, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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 tenderloin

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55%

~equal in Potassium ~361mg

~equal in Iron ~3.42mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.68mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~209mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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 tenderloin

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+26.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.72g	0.91g	40%
Fats	24.6g	2.42g	34%
Selenium	22.9µg	35.5µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	0.95g	23%
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	2.86µg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.4mg	12%
Calories	324kcal	143kcal	9%
Protein	23.9g	28.44g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	0.24g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg		5%
Choline	91mg	114.8mg	4%
Iron	3.11mg	3.42mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3mg	3.71mg	4%
Zinc	4.03mg	3.68mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.36mg	2%
Copper	0.123mg	0.107mg	2%
Cholesterol	85mg	82mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.3µg	1%
Phosphorus	203mg	209mg	1%
Potassium	331mg	361mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.27mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.1mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.008mg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.268mg		0%
Threonine	1.044mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	0.754mg	0%