Bison meat vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bison meat and mutton different?

Bison meat is richer in copper, while mutton is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and phosphorus.
Mutton covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 66% more than bison meat.
Bison meat contains 2 times more copper than mutton. Bison meat contains 0.107mg of copper, while mutton contains 0.062mg.
Bison meat is lower in cholesterol.

Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) 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

Mutton

Contains more CopperCopper	+72.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+39.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+312.5%

~equal in Selenium ~38µg

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

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+14.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+55.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.377mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	4.44µg	66%
Zinc	3.68mg	5.93mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.91g	5.142g	19%
Vitamin B5		0.897mg	18%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	6.52mg	18%
Iron	3.42mg	4.76mg	17%
Fats	2.42g	11.09g	13%
Protein	28.44g	33.43g	10%
Phosphorus	209mg	272mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	4.459g	9%
Cholesterol	82mg	109mg	9%
Selenium	35.5µg	38µg	5%
Calories	143kcal	234kcal	5%
Copper	0.107mg	0.062mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	0.814g	4%
Sodium	57mg	135mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.8mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.06mg	3%
Choline	114.8mg	100.6mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.377mg	2%
Folate	8µg	0µg	2%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.033mg	1%
Potassium	361mg	409mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	31mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg		1%
Carbs	0g	0.08g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.08g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	10mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.257mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.588mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	2.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.999mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	1.399mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.678mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.147g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.025g	N/A