Game vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are game and ham different?
- Game is higher in vitamin B2, iron, and copper; however, ham is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for ham is 50% higher.
- Game contains 4 times more vitamin B2 than ham. While game contains 0.73mg of vitamin B2, ham contains only 0.202mg.
- Ham has less cholesterol.
Game meat, antelope, cooked, roasted and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted are the varieties used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +29.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +183.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +169.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +71.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +145.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +51.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +261.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +190% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 54mg | 1203mg | 50% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.26mg | 0.754mg | 41% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.73mg | 0.202mg | 41% |
| Iron | 4.2mg | 1.48mg | 34% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 31% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.65µg | 27% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.023mg | 25% | |
| Cholesterol | 126mg | 53mg | 24% |
| Protein | 29.45g | 20.93g | 17% |
| Choline | 85.1mg | 15% | |
| Copper | 0.213mg | 0.079mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 12.9µg | 19.5µg | 12% |
| Zinc | 1.68mg | 2.88mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.403mg | 8% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.63g | 2.62g | 5% |
| Fats | 2.67g | 5.53g | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 0.97g | 1.81g | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0.8µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin D | 32IU | 4% | |
| Potassium | 372mg | 287mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 14mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 210mg | 196mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 9µg | 3µg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.022mg | 0.054mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 0g | 1.5g | 1% |
| Calories | 150kcal | 145kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 1.5g | N/A |
| Calcium | 4mg | 8mg | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.58g | 0.54g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.251mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.362mg | 0.931mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.126mg | 0.918mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.489mg | 1.661mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.462mg | 1.775mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.838mg | 0.553mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.166mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.31mg | 0.908mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.401mg | 0.75mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +40.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +107.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +120.7% |
~equal in
Water
~67.67g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -46.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +315.9% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.54g
