Bear meat vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bear meat and chicken meat?

Bear meat is richer in iron, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, protein, choline, and copper, while chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6.
Bear meat's daily need coverage for iron is 118% higher.
Chicken meat has 8 times less vitamin B12 than bear meat. Bear meat has 2.47µg of vitamin B12, while chicken meat has 0.3µg.

We used Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bear meat

Chicken meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.9%
Contains more IronIron	+751.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+429.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+113.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Bear meat

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+388.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+723.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	10.73mg	1.26mg	118%
Vitamin B12	2.47µg	0.3µg	90%
Zinc	10.27mg	1.94mg	76%
Vitamin B2	0.82mg	0.168mg	50%
Vitamin B3	3.35mg	8.487mg	32%
Selenium	11.2µg	23.9µg	23%
Vitamin B5		1.03mg	21%
Protein	32.42g	27.3g	10%
Choline	122.3mg	65.9mg	10%
Copper	0.148mg	0.066mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.4mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.4g	2.97g	4%
Cholesterol	98mg	88mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.063mg	3%
Phosphorus	170mg	182mg	2%
Calories	259kcal	239kcal	1%
Calcium	5mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	263mg	223mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.27mg	1%
Manganese		0.02mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.4µg	1%
Saturated fat	3.54g	3.79g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	5.66g	5.34g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	80kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	42g	N/A
Fats	13.39g	13.6g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	82mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.305mg	0%
Threonine		1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.362mg	0%
Leucine		1.986mg	0%
Lysine		2.223mg	0%
Methionine		0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.061mg	0%
Valine		1.325mg	0%
Histidine		0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.037g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.034g	0.02g	N/A