Salami vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salami and bison meat?

Salami is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin D, while bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and selenium.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 73% higher.
Bison meat is lower in sodium.
Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than bison meat (0).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork 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.

Salami

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12125%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.2%
Contains more IronIron	+119.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

~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.

Salami

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+146.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+88.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	57mg	73%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	2.86µg	56%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.008mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	0.91g	38%
Fats	25.9g	2.42g	36%
Copper	0.357mg	0.107mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	0.95g	25%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg		24%
Iron	1.56mg	3.42mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.1mg	22%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	3.71mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	0.24g	15%
Protein	21.85g	28.44g	13%
Calories	336kcal	143kcal	10%
Selenium	31.3µg	35.5µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.27mg	7%
Zinc	2.93mg	3.68mg	7%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	41IU	0IU	5%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.4mg	5%
Choline	93.5mg	114.8mg	4%
Phosphorus	191mg	209mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	1.3µg	2%
Cholesterol	89mg	82mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	316mg	361mg	1%
Folate	3µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.36mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg		0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.754mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A