Bison meat vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bison meat and ground chicken

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, zinc, and choline; however, ground chicken is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Bison meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 98% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken has 4 times less iron than bison meat. Bison meat has 3.42mg of iron, while ground chicken has 0.93mg.
Bison meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more IronIron	+267.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+91.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+460.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+94.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+61.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	0.51µg	98%
Selenium	35.5µg	14.3µg	39%
Iron	3.42mg	0.93mg	31%
Vitamin B5		1.327mg	27%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	7.107mg	21%
Zinc	3.68mg	1.92mg	16%
Fats	2.42g	10.92g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	2.08g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.538mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	4.879g	10%
Saturated fat	0.91g	3.11g	10%
Choline	114.8mg	59mg	10%
Protein	28.44g	23.28g	10%
Potassium	361mg	677mg	9%
Cholesterol	82mg	107mg	8%
Copper	0.107mg	0.062mg	5%
Phosphorus	209mg	234mg	4%
Calories	143kcal	189kcal	2%
Folate	8µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.302mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.121mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	2.1µg	1%
Sodium	57mg	75mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.39mg	0%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.787g	N/A