Bison meat vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bison meat and turkey meat

Bison meat has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and selenium; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and fats.
Bison meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12 77% more than turkey meat.
Bison meat has 3 times more iron than turkey meat. While bison meat has 3.42mg of iron, turkey meat has only 1.09mg.
Bison meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51%
Contains more IronIron	+213.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+180.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+158%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.86µg	1.02µg	77%
Vitamin B3	3.71mg	9.573mg	37%
Iron	3.42mg	1.09mg	29%
Vitamin B5		0.948mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.616mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.24g	2.119g	13%
Zinc	3.68mg	2.48mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Selenium	35.5µg	29.8µg	10%
Cholesterol	82mg	109mg	9%
Fats	2.42g	7.39g	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Saturated fat	0.91g	2.155g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.045mg	5%
Choline	114.8mg	87.4mg	5%
Potassium	361mg	239mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	2.647g	4%
Calories	143kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	15 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Copper	0.107mg	0.093mg	2%
Phosphorus	209mg	223mg	2%
Sodium	57mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.07mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	30mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.281mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	0µg	1%
Protein	28.44g	28.55g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.014mg	0%
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.198mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.21mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.219mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.674mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.065mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.287mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.754mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.014g	N/A