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

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

Bison meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6, while beef tenderloin is higher in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% higher.
Beef tenderloin has 2 times less vitamin B6 than bison meat. Bison meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while beef tenderloin has 0.25mg.
Bison meat is lower in saturated fat.

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

Bison meat

Beef tenderloin

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

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

~equal in Potassium ~331mg

~equal in Iron ~3.11mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.03mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

~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.

Bison meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+26.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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