Bison meat vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bison meat and salami?

Bison meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and selenium, while salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin D.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 73% higher.
Salami has 2 times less iron than bison meat. Bison meat has 3.42mg of iron, while salami has 1.56mg.
Bison meat is lower in saturated fat.
Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than bison meat (0).

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

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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

Salami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.2%
Contains more IronIron	+119.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12125%

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+88.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+146.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	57mg	1740mg	73%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	1.52µg	56%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.978mg	42%
Saturated fat	0.91g	9.316g	38%
Fats	2.42g	25.9g	36%
Copper	0.107mg	0.357mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	11.127g	25%
Vitamin B5		1.201mg	24%
Iron	3.42mg	1.56mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.367mg	22%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	6.053mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	2.529g	15%
Protein	28.44g	21.85g	13%
Calories	143kcal	336kcal	10%
Selenium	35.5µg	31.3µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.357mg	7%
Zinc	3.68mg	2.93mg	7%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin D	0IU	41IU	5%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.459mg	5%
Choline	114.8mg	93.5mg	4%
Phosphorus	209mg	191mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	19mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	3.2µg	2%
Cholesterol	82mg	89mg	2%
Calcium	8mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	361mg	316mg	1%
Folate	8µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.22mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.4g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.114mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A