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Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked vs. Game meat, elk, cooked, roasted — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked and game meat, elk, cooked, roasted

  • Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked is higher in selenium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat, yet game meat, elk, cooked, roasted is higher in iron.
  • Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked covers your daily selenium needs 33% more than game meat, elk, cooked, roasted.
  • Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked contains 7 times more monounsaturated fat than game meat, elk, cooked, roasted. While bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked contains 3.293g of monounsaturated fat, game meat, elk, cooked, roasted contains only 0.48g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in game meat, elk, cooked, roasted is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked and Game meat, elk, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.2% 31% 120% 50% 146% 91% 9.9% 0% 170%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 1.5% 29% 136% 47% 86% 77% 8% 1.7% 71%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more ZincZinc +69%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +139.2%
Contains more IronIron +13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~24mg
~equal in Potassium ~328mg
~equal in Copper ~0.142mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 4% 35% 61% 112% 0% 93% 305% 3.3% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked Game meat, elk, cooked, roasted DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.44µg 102%
Vitamin B3 5.966mg 37%
Selenium 31.1µg 13µg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 31%
Zinc 5.34mg 3.16mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.264mg 20%
Choline 97.2mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.489g 0.7g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 12%
Fats 8.62g 1.9g 10%
Protein 25.45g 30.19g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.293g 0.48g 7%
Iron 3.19mg 3.63mg 6%
Phosphorus 213mg 180mg 5%
Calories 179kcal 146kcal 2%
Folate 16µg 9µg 2%
Cholesterol 71mg 73mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 5mg 1%
Potassium 353mg 328mg 1%
Copper 0.151mg 0.142mg 1%
Sodium 76mg 61mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 14g 21g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 70kcal 48kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 56g 68g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.1 1.3 N/A
Magnesium 23mg 24mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.402g 0.4g 0%
Tryptophan 0.192mg 0.545mg 0%
Threonine 1.155mg 1.315mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.229mg 0.973mg 0%
Leucine 2.184mg 2.546mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.803mg 0%
Methionine 0.688mg 0.725mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.081mg 1.198mg 0%
Valine 1.37mg 1.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.933mg 0.964mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 9% 65%
Protein: 25.45 g
Fats: 8.62 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.09 g
Other: 0.84 g
30% 2% 66%
Protein: 30.19 g
Fats: 1.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.28 g
Other: 1.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +353.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +94%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 46% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.293 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.402 g
44% 30% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +586%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.4g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173847/nutrients
  2. Game meat, elk, cooked, roasted - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175302/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.