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

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Summary of differences between bison meat and beef ribs

Bison meat has more selenium, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, beef ribs are higher in zinc.
Beef ribs cover your daily need for saturated fat, 57% more than bison meat.
Bison meat has 2 times more vitamin B6 than beef ribs. While bison meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, beef ribs have only 0.23mg.
Bison meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, 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.

Bison meat

Beef ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.5%
Contains more IronIron	+46.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.5%

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.

Bison meat

Beef ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.64mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.91g	12.29g	52%
Fats	2.42g	30.49g	43%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	13.04g	30%
Selenium	35.5µg	21.2µg	26%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	2.33µg	22%
Choline	114.8mg		21%
Zinc	3.68mg	5.76mg	19%
Iron	3.42mg	2.33mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.23mg	13%
Calories	143kcal	372kcal	11%
Protein	28.44g	22.8g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.37mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.19mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	1.05g	5%
Phosphorus	209mg	172mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.36mg		2%
Potassium	361mg	290mg	2%
Copper	0.107mg	0.088mg	2%
Cholesterol	82mg	85mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg		1%
Calcium	8mg	10mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	3.64mg	0%
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.255mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.996mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.025mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.802mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.897mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.89mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.109mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.781mg	0%