Pot roast vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pot roast and bison meat
- Pot roast has more zinc; however, bison meat is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
- Pot roast covers your daily saturated fat needs 33% more than bison meat.
- Bison meat has 2 times less zinc than pot roast. Pot roast has 6.66mg of zinc, while bison meat has 3.68mg.
- Bison meat contains less saturated fat.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +81% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -17.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +36.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +56.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +41.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +31.5% |
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 EVitamin E | +41.7% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +38.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +12.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +69.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +57.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +41.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +34.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 0.91g | 30% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 2.86µg | 30% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 3.68mg | 27% |
Fats | 19.17g | 2.42g | 26% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 0.95g | 18% |
Selenium | 27µg | 35.5µg | 15% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 3.42mg | 13% |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 82mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 11% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.4mg | 9% |
Calories | 297kcal | 143kcal | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.27mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 209mg | 5% |
Potassium | 231mg | 361mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 0.24g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 3.71mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 26mg | 2% |
Calcium | 16mg | 8mg | 1% |
Protein | 28.94g | 28.44g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.36mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.107mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 0IU | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0µg | 1% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 114.8mg | 1% |
Sodium | 47mg | 57mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 1.3µg | 0% |
Folate | 9µg | 8µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 1.171mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 1.198mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 2.21mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 2.219mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.674mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 1.065mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
28.94 g
Fats:
19.17 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
51.9 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
28.44 g
Fats:
2.42 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
66.54 g
Other:
2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats | +692.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +28.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~28.44g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Other
~2.6g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.708 g
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 | +760.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +195% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.9% |