Beefsteak vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beefsteak and bison meat

Beefsteak has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, and monounsaturated fat, while bison meat has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Bison meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 62% higher.
Bison meat contains 7 times less monounsaturated fat than beefsteak. Beefsteak contains 6.298g of monounsaturated fat, while bison meat contains 0.95g.
The amount of saturated fat in bison meat is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 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.

Beefsteak

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more IronIron	+109.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.3%

~equal in Potassium ~361mg

~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.

Beefsteak

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+107.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+12.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	2.86µg	62%
Saturated fat	5.951g	0.91g	23%
Iron	1.63mg	3.42mg	22%
Fats	15.11g	2.42g	20%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	3.71mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.4mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	0.95g	13%
Selenium	28.8µg	35.5µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg		11%
Zinc	4.85mg	3.68mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.27mg	10%
Calories	250kcal	143kcal	5%
Copper	0.073mg	0.107mg	4%
Protein	26.72g	28.44g	3%
Choline	101.8mg	114.8mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	0.24g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.36mg	1%
Cholesterol	79mg	82mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	26mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	340mg	361mg	1%
Phosphorus	213mg	209mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.3µg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg		0%
Threonine	1.054mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.754mg	0%