Bison meat vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bison meat and brisket

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, brisket is higher in zinc.
Brisket covers your daily need for saturated fat, 32% more than bison meat.
Bison meat has 2 times more vitamin B2 than brisket. While bison meat has 0.27mg of vitamin B2, brisket has only 0.171mg.
Bison meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, bison, separable lean, only, cooked, roasted and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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

Brisket

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.6%
Contains more IronIron	+40.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

~equal in Copper ~0.1mg

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

Brisket

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+38.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~109.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	2.12µg	31%
Saturated fat	0.91g	7.305g	29%
Zinc	3.68mg	6.69mg	27%
Fats	2.42g	18.42g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	7.934g	17%
Selenium	35.5µg	27.1µg	15%
Iron	3.42mg	2.43mg	12%
Vitamin B5		0.568mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.282mg	9%
Cholesterol	82mg	106mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.171mg	8%
Calories	143kcal	289kcal	7%
Phosphorus	209mg	175mg	5%
Potassium	361mg	232mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	0.681g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.059mg	3%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	4.087mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	19mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.51mg	1%
Choline	114.8mg	109.8mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	16mg	1%
Copper	0.107mg	0.1mg	1%
Protein	28.44g	28.82g	1%
Sodium	57mg	48mg	0%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	1.8µg	0%
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.181mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.101mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.253mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	2.192mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.717mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	1.088mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.367mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.879mg	0%