Bison meat vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bison meat and lamb shoulder

Bison meat has more vitamin B6, selenium, iron, and vitamin B12; however, lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B3, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder covers your daily need for saturated fat, 39% more than bison meat.
Bison meat has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While bison meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
Bison meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.4%
Contains more IronIron	+68.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+79.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~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 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.91g	8.74g	36%
Fats	2.42g	20.24g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.12mg	22%
Choline	114.8mg		21%
Selenium	35.5µg	25.4µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	8.3g	18%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	6.66mg	18%
Iron	3.42mg	2.03mg	17%
Vitamin B5		0.71mg	14%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	2.55µg	13%
Protein	28.44g	22.53g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	1.61g	9%
Calories	143kcal	279kcal	7%
Zinc	3.68mg	4.48mg	7%
Phosphorus	209mg	183mg	4%
Folate	8µg	20µg	3%
Cholesterol	82mg	92mg	3%
Potassium	361mg	259mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.25mg	2%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.021mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.14mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg		1%
Copper	0.107mg	0.113mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.09mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	65mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.714mg	0%