Deer meat vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between deer meat and roast beef

The amount of vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and phosphorus in deer meat is higher than in roast beef.
Deer meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 66% more than roast beef.
Roast beef has 6 times less vitamin B1 than deer meat. Deer meat has 0.26mg of vitamin B1, while roast beef has 0.043mg.
Roast beef contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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.

Deer meat

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65%
Contains more IronIron	+107.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+195.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.6%

~equal in Calcium ~5mg

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.

Deer meat

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+504.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.62µg	2.04µg	66%
Sodium	57mg	853mg	35%
Iron	4.25mg	2.05mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.563mg	0.213mg	27%
Protein	29.9g	18.62g	23%
Vitamin B3	8.78mg	5.581mg	20%
Copper	0.254mg	0.086mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.043mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.614mg	0.46mg	12%
Cholesterol	88mg	51mg	12%
Phosphorus	299mg	242mg	8%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Selenium	11µg	14.7µg	7%
Zinc	3.99mg	3.2mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.856mg	0.566mg	6%
Potassium	434mg	647mg	6%
Magnesium	33mg	20mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.554g	1.521g	2%
Calories	149kcal	115kcal	2%
Fats	2.35g	3.69g	2%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.49mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Saturated fat	1.142g	1.318g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.127g	0.27g	1%
Carbs	0g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Calcium	5mg	5mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.015mg	0%
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg		0%
Threonine	1.133mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg		0%
Leucine	2.28mg		0%
Lysine	2.434mg		0%
Methionine	0.7mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.133mg		0%
Valine	1.455mg		0%
Histidine	0.895mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A