Ostrich vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ostrich and bison meat

Ostrich has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, and copper; however, bison meat is higher in iron.
Ostrich covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 141% more than bison meat.
Ostrich has 2 times more vitamin B1 than bison meat. While ostrich has 0.232mg of vitamin B1, bison meat has only 0.1mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Ostrich

Bison meat

Contains more CopperCopper	+42.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+22.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Potassium ~361mg

~equal in Selenium ~35.5µg

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.

Ostrich

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+132%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+118.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+87.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+56.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.25µg	2.86µg	141%
Vitamin B5	1.318mg		26%
Choline		114.8mg	21%
Vitamin B3	7.143mg	3.71mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.545mg	0.4mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.232mg	0.1mg	11%
Zinc	4.85mg	3.68mg	11%
Iron	2.79mg	3.42mg	8%
Phosphorus	251mg	209mg	6%
Copper	0.152mg	0.107mg	5%
Selenium	37.5µg	35.5µg	4%
Folate	15µg	8µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.27mg	2%
Cholesterol	85mg	82mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.3µg	1%
Sodium	80mg	57mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.36mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.44g	0.24g	1%
Calories	145kcal	143kcal	0%
Protein	28.49g	28.44g	0%
Fats	2.57g	2.42g	0%
Magnesium	25mg	26mg	0%
Calcium	6mg	8mg	0%
Potassium	362mg	361mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.008mg	0%
Saturated fat	1g	0.91g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	0.95g	0%
Tryptophan	0.254mg		0%
Threonine	1.25mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.354mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	2.315mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.516mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.796mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.176mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.407mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.754mg	0%