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Mortadella vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mortadella and bison meat?

  • Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, yet bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11748% more.
  • Mortadella has 22 times more sodium than bison meat. While mortadella has 1246mg of sodium, bison meat has only 57mg.
  • The glycemic index of bison meat is lower.

We used Mortadella, beef, pork and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 2.4% 32% 128% 36% 100% 90% 7.4% 1% 194%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.5%
Contains more IronIron +144.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.2% 0% 25% 62% 70% 0% 92% 358% 3.3% 6% 63%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +93.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +59%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Bison meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.27mg 11748%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 2.86µg 58%
Sodium 1246mg 57mg 52%
Saturated fat 9.51g 0.91g 39%
Fats 25.39g 2.42g 35%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 0.95g 26%
Iron 1.4mg 3.42mg 25%
Protein 16.37g 28.44g 24%
Selenium 22.6µg 35.5µg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.4mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.24g 19%
Phosphorus 97mg 209mg 16%
Zinc 2.1mg 3.68mg 14%
Cholesterol 56mg 82mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Choline 72.2mg 114.8mg 8%
Calories 311kcal 143kcal 8%
Potassium 163mg 361mg 6%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 3.71mg 6%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.107mg 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Magnesium 11mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.1mg 2%
Carbs 3.05g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.008mg 1%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.36mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 1.198mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 2.21mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 2.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.674mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 1.065mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 1.287mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.754mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
28% 2% 67% 3%
Protein: 28.44 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.54 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +949.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.7%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%
~equal in Other ~2.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
43% 45% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.24 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1097.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/nutrients
  2. Bison meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173852/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.