Bison meat vs. Blood sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bison meat and blood sausage

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, protein, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc; however, blood sausage has more fats and iron.
Bison meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% more.
Bison meat has 10 times more vitamin B6 than blood sausage. Bison meat has 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while blood sausage has 0.04mg.
Bison meat is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Blood sausage.

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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.

Bison meat

Blood sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+850%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+850%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129%

Contains more IronIron	+87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

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.

Bison meat

Blood sausage

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+176.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+209.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+186%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	1µg	78%
Saturated fat	0.91g	13.4g	57%
Fats	2.42g	34.5g	49%
Iron	3.42mg	6.4mg	37%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	15.9g	37%
Selenium	35.5µg	15.5µg	36%
Protein	28.44g	14.6g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.04mg	28%
Phosphorus	209mg	22mg	27%
Sodium	57mg	680mg	27%
Zinc	3.68mg	1.3mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	3.46g	21%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	1.2mg	16%
Cholesterol	82mg	120mg	13%
Calories	143kcal	379kcal	12%
Vitamin B5		0.6mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.13mg	11%
Potassium	361mg	38mg	10%
Choline	114.8mg	72.8mg	8%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	52 IU	7%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.3µg	7%
Copper	0.107mg	0.04mg	7%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.13mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	0µg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	260kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.29g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.29g	0%
Calcium	8mg	6mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.29g	N/A
Manganese	0.008mg	0.01mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.18mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.57mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	0.32mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.39mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	1.05mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.2mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.82mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.02mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.71mg	0%