Canadian bacon vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Canadian bacon and bison meat

Canadian bacon is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, potassium, and phosphorus, yet bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Bison meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 101% more than Canadian bacon.
Canadian bacon contains 17 times more sodium than bison meat. While Canadian bacon contains 993mg of sodium, bison meat contains only 57mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Canadian bacon

Bison meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+176.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+510.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+69.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+112.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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.

Canadian bacon

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+569%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+565.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+550%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~114.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	2.86µg	101%
Vitamin B1	0.669mg	0.1mg	47%
Sodium	993mg	57mg	41%
Vitamin B3	9.988mg	3.71mg	39%
Iron	0.56mg	3.42mg	36%
Selenium	50.4µg	35.5µg	27%
Potassium	999mg	361mg	19%
Zinc	1.73mg	3.68mg	18%
Phosphorus	309mg	209mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.72mg		14%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.4mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.27mg	7%
Cholesterol	67mg	82mg	5%
Copper	0.063mg	0.107mg	5%
Choline	104.8mg	114.8mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.485g	0.24g	2%
Saturated fat	1.039g	0.91g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.255g	0.95g	1%
Vitamin D	9IU	0IU	1%
Folate	4µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.3µg	1%
Carbs	1.8g	0g	1%
Fats	2.78g	2.42g	1%
Calories	146kcal	143kcal	0%
Protein	28.31g	28.44g	0%
Net carbs	1.8g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	27mg	26mg	0%
Calcium	7mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	1.2g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.41mg	0.36mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.008mg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.332mg		0%
Threonine	1.226mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.294mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.479mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.764mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.41mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	1.134mg	0.754mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A