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 and vitamin B6.
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

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.

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

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.

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 CholineCholine	+31.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+158%
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%
Selenium	35.5µg	29.8µg	10%
Cholesterol	82mg	109mg	9%
Fats	2.42g	7.39g	8%
Saturated fat	0.91g	2.155g	6%
Choline	114.8mg	87.4mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.045mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.95g	2.647g	4%
Potassium	361mg	239mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Calories	143kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.36mg	0.07mg	2%
Sodium	57mg	103mg	2%
Phosphorus	209mg	223mg	2%
Copper	0.107mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Magnesium	26mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.281mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	0µg	1%
Protein	28.44g	28.55g	0%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.008mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
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 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A