Brisket vs. Bear meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brisket and bear meat

Brisket has more selenium; however, bear meat is higher in iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B12, copper, and polyunsaturated fat.
Bear meat covers your daily need for iron, 104% more than brisket.
Brisket has 2 times more selenium than bear meat. While brisket has 27.1µg of selenium, bear meat has only 11.2µg.
Bear meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered.

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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.

Brisket

Bear meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+142%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.4%
Contains more IronIron	+341.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+48%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

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.

Brisket

Bear meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+379.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+11.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.49mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.29mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.43mg	10.73mg	104%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.82mg	50%
Zinc	6.69mg	10.27mg	33%
Selenium	27.1µg	11.2µg	29%
Saturated fat	7.305g	3.54g	17%
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	2.47µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	2.4g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg		11%
Fats	18.42g	13.39g	8%
Protein	28.82g	32.42g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	5.66g	6%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	3.35mg	5%
Copper	0.1mg	0.148mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.1mg	3%
Cholesterol	106mg	98mg	3%
Choline	109.8mg	122.3mg	2%
Calories	289kcal	259kcal	2%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.29mg	1%
Sodium	48mg	71mg	1%
Phosphorus	175mg	170mg	1%
Potassium	232mg	263mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	5mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.49mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg		0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.181mg		0%
Threonine	1.101mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg		0%
Leucine	2.192mg		0%
Lysine	2.328mg		0%
Methionine	0.717mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg		0%
Valine	1.367mg		0%
Histidine	0.879mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.037g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.034g	N/A