Turkey ham vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey ham and bison meat?

Turkey ham is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B1, yet bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, and zinc.
Bison meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 86% more.
Turkey ham has 16 times more sodium than bison meat. While turkey ham has 909mg of sodium, bison meat has only 57mg.

We used USDA Commodity, turkey ham, dark meat, smoked, frozen 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.

Turkey ham

Bison meat

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+38.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42.7%
Contains more IronIron	+242%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.7%

~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.

Turkey ham

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.71mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.8µg	2.86µg	86%
Sodium	909mg	57mg	37%
Iron	1mg	3.42mg	30%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.4mg	26%
Protein	16.3g	28.44g	24%
Choline		114.8mg	21%
Zinc	2.1mg	3.68mg	14%
Copper		0.107mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.23mg	0.1mg	11%
Phosphorus	289mg	209mg	11%
Cholesterol	64mg	82mg	6%
Selenium	38.2µg	35.5µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.873g	0.24g	4%
Potassium	253mg	361mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.12mg	3.71mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin A	16µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.36mg	2%
Folate		8µg	2%
Fats	4g	2.42g	2%
Saturated fat	1.2g	0.91g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.337g	0.95g	1%
Vitamin K		1.3µg	1%
Calories	118kcal	143kcal	1%
Carbs	3.1g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.1g	0g	N/A
Calcium	7mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	1.2g	0g	N/A
Manganese		0.008mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.27mg	0%
Threonine		1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.198mg	0%
Leucine		2.21mg	0%
Lysine		2.219mg	0%
Methionine		0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.065mg	0%
Valine		1.287mg	0%
Histidine		0.754mg	0%