Bison meat vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between bison meat and pot roast
- Bison meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, pot roast is richer in zinc.
- Pot roast covers your daily saturated fat needs 33% more than bison meat.
- Pot roast has 2 times less vitamin B2 than bison meat. Bison meat has 0.27mg of vitamin B2, while pot roast has 0.171mg.
- Bison meat contains less cholesterol.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +36.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +56.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +41.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +31.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +81% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -17.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +69.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +57.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +41.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +34.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +41.7% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +10.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +38.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +12.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 0.91g | 7.548g | 30% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.86µg | 2.13µg | 30% |
Zinc | 3.68mg | 6.66mg | 27% |
Fats | 2.42g | 19.17g | 26% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.95g | 8.175g | 18% |
Selenium | 35.5µg | 27µg | 15% |
Iron | 3.42mg | 2.42mg | 13% |
Cholesterol | 82mg | 116mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 11% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 0.283mg | 9% |
Calories | 143kcal | 297kcal | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 0.171mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 209mg | 174mg | 5% |
Potassium | 361mg | 231mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.24g | 0.708g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.059mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.71mg | 4.105mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 26mg | 19mg | 2% |
Calcium | 8mg | 16mg | 1% |
Protein | 28.44g | 28.94g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.36mg | 0.51mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.107mg | 0.099mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 8IU | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Choline | 114.8mg | 110.2mg | 1% |
Sodium | 57mg | 47mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.3µg | 1.8µg | 0% |
Folate | 8µg | 9µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.171mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.198mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.21mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.219mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.674mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.065mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.287mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.754mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
28.44 g
Fats:
2.42 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
66.54 g
Other:
2.6 g
Protein:
28.94 g
Fats:
19.17 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
51.9 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more WaterWater | +28.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-26100% |
Contains more FatsFats | +692.1% |
~equal in
Protein
~28.94g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.91 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.24 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.708 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +760.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +195% |