Goat vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between goat and bison meat?

Goat is richer in vitamin B2, copper, and zinc, while bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
Bison meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 70% higher.
Bison meat has 3 times less copper than goat. Goat has 0.303mg of copper, while bison meat has 0.107mg.

We used Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.

Goat

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+183.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+425%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200.8%

~equal in Iron ~3.42mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~209mg

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.

Goat

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+125.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+140.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.36mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.71mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.3µg

~equal in Choline ~114.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.19µg	2.86µg	70%
Selenium	11.8µg	35.5µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.4mg	31%
Vitamin B2	0.61mg	0.27mg	26%
Copper	0.303mg	0.107mg	22%
Zinc	5.27mg	3.68mg	14%
Magnesium	0mg	26mg	6%
Iron	3.73mg	3.42mg	4%
Protein	27.1g	28.44g	3%
Vitamin B3	3.95mg	3.71mg	2%
Choline	106.4mg	114.8mg	2%
Cholesterol	75mg	82mg	2%
Sodium	86mg	57mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.36g	0.95g	1%
Manganese	0.042mg	0.008mg	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.1mg	1%
Potassium	405mg	361mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	8mg	1%
Fats	3.03g	2.42g	1%
Phosphorus	201mg	209mg	1%
Calories	143kcal	143kcal	0%
Vitamin E	0.34mg	0.36mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.93g	0.91g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.23g	0.24g	0%
Tryptophan	0.403mg		0%
Threonine	1.29mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.371mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.258mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.016mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.941mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.452mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.565mg	0.754mg	0%