Goat vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between goat and deer meat?
- Goat is richer in zinc, copper, and monounsaturated fat, while deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron.
- Deer meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 101% higher.
- Deer meat has 2 times less monounsaturated fat than goat. Goat has 1.36g of monounsaturated fat, while deer meat has 0.554g.
We used Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +240% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +19.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +32.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +90.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +13.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +82.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +188.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +122.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +204.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 1.19µg | 3.62µg | 101% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.614mg | 47% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.95mg | 8.78mg | 30% |
Choline | 106.4mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.856mg | 17% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.26mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 201mg | 299mg | 14% |
Zinc | 5.27mg | 3.99mg | 12% |
Magnesium | 0mg | 33mg | 8% |
Iron | 3.73mg | 4.25mg | 7% |
Protein | 27.1g | 29.9g | 6% |
Copper | 0.303mg | 0.254mg | 5% |
Cholesterol | 75mg | 88mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.61mg | 0.563mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.36g | 0.554g | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.34mg | 0.62mg | 2% |
Selenium | 11.8µg | 11µg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.23g | 0.127g | 1% |
Sodium | 86mg | 57mg | 1% |
Potassium | 405mg | 434mg | 1% |
Calcium | 17mg | 5mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.2µg | 1% | |
Folate | 5µg | 9µg | 1% |
Fats | 3.03g | 2.35g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.93g | 1.142g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.042mg | 0.022mg | 1% |
Calories | 143kcal | 149kcal | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.403mg | 0.266mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.29mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.371mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.258mg | 2.28mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.016mg | 2.434mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.726mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.941mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.452mg | 1.455mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.565mg | 0.895mg | 0% |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +28.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +201.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +10.3% |
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Carbs
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Water
~67.2g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -18.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +145.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +81.1% |