Bison meat vs. Short ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bison meat and short ribs

Bison meat is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline, yet short ribs are higher in zinc.
Short ribs cover your daily saturated fat needs 84% more than bison meat.
Bison meat contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than short ribs. While bison meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, short ribs contain only 0.22mg.
The amount of saturated fat in bison meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Game meat, bison, separable lean, only, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, 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.

Bison meat

Short ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.2%
Contains more IronIron	+48.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+70.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+84.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.62µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.91g	17.8g	77%
Fats	2.42g	41.98g	61%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	18.88g	45%
Selenium	35.5µg	20.8µg	27%
Calories	143kcal	471kcal	16%
Iron	3.42mg	2.31mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.22mg	14%
Protein	28.44g	21.57g	14%
Zinc	3.68mg	4.88mg	11%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	2.62µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	1.53g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.15mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	2.452mg	8%
Phosphorus	209mg	162mg	7%
Choline	114.8mg	82.2mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.252mg	5%
Cholesterol	82mg	94mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.05mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Potassium	361mg	224mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	15mg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	27IU	3%
Copper	0.107mg	0.099mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Calcium	8mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	50mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.29mg	0%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.013mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.142mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.016g	N/A