Bison meat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bison meat and veal

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, and iron; however, veal is richer in vitamin B3 and monounsaturated fat.
Bison meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 66% more than veal.
Veal has 3 times less iron than bison meat. Bison meat has 3.42mg of iron, while veal has 0.99mg.
Bison meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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

Veal

Contains more IronIron	+245.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+159.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+337.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Potassium ~337mg

~equal in Copper ~0.103mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.87mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg

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

Veal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+116.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	1.27µg	66%
Selenium	35.5µg	13.7µg	40%
Iron	3.42mg	0.99mg	30%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	8.03mg	27%
Vitamin B5		1.16mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.91g	3.04g	10%
Fats	2.42g	7.56g	8%
Protein	28.44g	24.38g	8%
Cholesterol	82mg	103mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	2.84g	5%
Choline	114.8mg	95mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.07mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	0.55g	2%
Zinc	3.68mg	3.87mg	2%
Folate	8µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.39mg	1%
Calories	143kcal	172kcal	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.15mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	83mg	1%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.035mg	1%
Phosphorus	209mg	217mg	1%
Potassium	361mg	337mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	24mg	0%
Copper	0.107mg	0.103mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.27mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	1.2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.065mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.94mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.984mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.347mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.885mg	0%