Pork vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork and deer meat different?
- Pork is higher in selenium and vitamin B1; however, deer meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B6.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for deer meat is 122% higher.
- Pork contains 5 times more saturated fat than deer meat. While pork contains 5.23g of saturated fat, deer meat contains only 1.142g.
Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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 CalciumCalcium | +280% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +311.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +388.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +247.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +66.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +21.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +144.4% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +237.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +113.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +75.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +74.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +22.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +32.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +417.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.7µg | 3.62µg | 122% |
| Selenium | 45.3µg | 11µg | 62% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.877mg | 0.26mg | 51% |
| Iron | 0.87mg | 4.25mg | 42% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.037mg | 8.78mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.073mg | 0.254mg | 20% |
| Saturated fat | 5.23g | 1.142g | 19% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.321mg | 0.563mg | 19% |
| Fats | 13.92g | 2.35g | 18% |
| Choline | 93.9mg | 17% | |
| Zinc | 2.39mg | 3.99mg | 15% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.19g | 0.554g | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.464mg | 0.614mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 246mg | 299mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D | 53IU | 7% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.2g | 0.127g | 7% |
| Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 7% | |
| Protein | 27.32g | 29.9g | 5% |
| Calories | 242kcal | 149kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.698mg | 0.856mg | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 88mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 0.62mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.022mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 5mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 33mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Folate | 5µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 434mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 57mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.338mg | 0.266mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.234mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.26mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.177mg | 2.28mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.446mg | 2.434mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.712mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.086mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.473mg | 1.455mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.067mg | 0.895mg | 0% |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +492.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +61.8% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1017.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +844.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -78.2% |
