Veal vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between veal and bison meat

Veal has more vitamin B3 and monounsaturated fat; however, bison meat is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and iron.
Bison meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 66% more than veal.
Bison meat has 3 times less saturated fat than veal. Veal has 3.04g of saturated fat, while bison meat has 0.91g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.

Veal

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+337.5%

Contains more IronIron	+245.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+159.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Potassium ~361mg

~equal in Copper ~0.107mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.68mg

~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.

Veal

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+125.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	2.86µg	66%
Selenium	13.7µg	35.5µg	40%
Iron	0.99mg	3.42mg	30%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	3.71mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg		23%
Saturated fat	3.04g	0.91g	10%
Fats	7.56g	2.42g	8%
Protein	24.38g	28.44g	8%
Cholesterol	103mg	82mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	0.95g	5%
Choline	95mg	114.8mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.1mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	0.24g	2%
Zinc	3.87mg	3.68mg	2%
Folate	11µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.4mg	1%
Calories	172kcal	143kcal	1%
Calcium	17mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.36mg	1%
Sodium	83mg	57mg	1%
Manganese	0.035mg	0.008mg	1%
Phosphorus	217mg	209mg	1%
Potassium	337mg	361mg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	26mg	0%
Copper	0.103mg	0.107mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.27mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg		0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.754mg	0%