Bison meat vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bison meat and lamb different?

Bison meat is higher in vitamin B6, iron, selenium, vitamin B12, and protein; however, lamb is richer in fats, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for lamb is 40% higher.
Bison meat contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. While bison meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, lamb contains only 0.13mg.
Bison meat has less cholesterol.

Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.5%
Contains more IronIron	+81.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%

~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

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

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+253.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.91g	8.83g	36%
Fats	2.42g	20.94g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.13mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	8.82g	20%
Iron	3.42mg	1.88mg	19%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	6.66mg	18%
Selenium	35.5µg	26.4µg	17%
Vitamin B5		0.66mg	13%
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	2.55µg	13%
Calories	143kcal	294kcal	8%
Protein	28.44g	24.52g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	1.51g	8%
Zinc	3.68mg	4.46mg	7%
Cholesterol	82mg	97mg	5%
Choline	114.8mg	93.7mg	4%
Phosphorus	209mg	188mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	4.6µg	3%
Folate	8µg	18µg	3%
Potassium	361mg	310mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Copper	0.107mg	0.119mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	72mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.14mg	1%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.022mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.287mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.777mg	0%