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

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Summary of differences between bison meat and beef sirloin

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin B2; however, beef sirloin is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and selenium.
Bison meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 58% more than beef sirloin.
Bison meat has 2 times more iron than beef sirloin. While bison meat has 3.42mg of iron, beef sirloin has only 1.92mg.
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, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.

Bison meat

Beef sirloin

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

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

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Selenium ~38.9µg

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 sirloin

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

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.4µg

~equal in Choline ~117.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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