Bison meat vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bison meat and horse meat different?

Bison meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while horse meat is higher in iron, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
Bison meat covers your daily need for selenium, 40% more than horse meat.
Bison meat contains 2 times more vitamin B2 than horse meat. Bison meat contains 0.27mg of vitamin B2, while horse meat contains 0.12mg.
Bison meat is lower in saturated fat.

Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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

Horse meat

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+163%

Contains more IronIron	+47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Potassium ~379mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.82mg

~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	35.5µg	13.5µg	40%
Choline	114.8mg		21%
Iron	3.42mg	5.03mg	20%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	3.16µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.12mg	12%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	4.84mg	7%
Copper	0.107mg	0.171mg	7%
Fats	2.42g	6.05g	6%
Cholesterol	82mg	68mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.91g	1.9g	5%
Phosphorus	209mg	247mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.33mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	0.85g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	2.12g	3%
Folate	8µg		2%
Calories	143kcal	175kcal	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.36mg		2%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.022mg	1%
Protein	28.44g	28.14g	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg		1%
Zinc	3.68mg	3.82mg	1%
Potassium	361mg	379mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	25mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	55mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.349mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	1.081mg	0%