Bison meat vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bison meat and mortadella?

Bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, protein, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and fats.
Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11748% more.
Bison meat has 3 times more vitamin B6 than mortadella. While bison meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, mortadella has only 0.13mg.
The amount of saturated fat in bison meat is lower.
The glycemic index of bison meat is lower.

We used Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Mortadella, beef, pork types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bison meat

Mortadella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+121.5%
Contains more IronIron	+144.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+115.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+275%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bison meat

Mortadella

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+93.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	153mg	11748%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	1.48µg	58%
Sodium	57mg	1246mg	52%
Saturated fat	0.91g	9.51g	39%
Fats	2.42g	25.39g	35%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	11.38g	26%
Iron	3.42mg	1.4mg	25%
Protein	28.44g	16.37g	24%
Selenium	35.5µg	22.6µg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.13mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	3.12g	19%
Phosphorus	209mg	97mg	16%
Zinc	3.68mg	2.1mg	14%
Cholesterol	82mg	56mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.44mg	9%
Calories	143kcal	311kcal	8%
Choline	114.8mg	72.2mg	8%
Potassium	361mg	163mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	2.673mg	6%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	41 IU	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Copper	0.107mg	0.06mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	11mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.119mg	2%
Carbs	0g	3.05g	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.22mg	1%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.03mg	1%
Folate	8µg	3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	190kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.05g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.3µg	1.6µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.152mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.633mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	0.708mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.213mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.262mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.394mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.598mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	0.735mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.52mg	0%