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

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Significant differences between elk meat and Canadian bacon

Elk meat has more vitamin B12, iron, copper, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, Canadian bacon is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and potassium.
Elk meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 105% more than Canadian bacon.
Canadian bacon has 7 times less iron than elk meat. Elk meat has 4.07mg of iron, while Canadian bacon has 0.56mg.
Elk meat contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled and Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried.

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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.

Elk meat

Canadian bacon

Contains more IronIron	+626.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+454%
Contains more ZincZinc	+138.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+154.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+380%

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~309mg

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.

Elk meat

Canadian bacon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+588.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+364.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+62.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	0.43µg	105%
Selenium	10.5µg	50.4µg	73%
Iron	4.07mg	0.56mg	44%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.669mg	44%
Sodium	50mg	993mg	41%
Copper	0.349mg	0.063mg	32%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	9.988mg	24%
Zinc	4.12mg	1.73mg	22%
Choline		104.8mg	19%
Potassium	392mg	999mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.28mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.185mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg	0.72mg	10%
Protein	30.76g	28.31g	5%
Phosphorus	285mg	309mg	3%
Cholesterol	72mg	67mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	0.485g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	1.255g	1%
Folate	9µg	4µg	1%
Saturated fat	1.342g	1.039g	1%
Calories	162kcal	146kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.55mg	0.41mg	1%
Vitamin D		9IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.8g	1%
Fats	3.41g	2.78g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.8g	N/A
Magnesium	29mg	27mg	0%
Calcium	5mg	7mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.332mg	0%
Threonine	1.236mg	1.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	2.294mg	0%
Lysine	2.513mg	2.479mg	0%
Methionine	0.755mg	0.764mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	1.428mg	1.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.948mg	1.134mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A