Ground beef vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground beef and bison meat

Ground beef has more fats and zinc; however, bison meat has more selenium, vitamin B12, iron, protein, vitamin B2, choline, and vitamin B6.
Bison meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 30% more.
Ground beef has 7 times more saturated fat than bison meat. Ground beef has 6.073g of saturated fat, while bison meat has 0.91g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, 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.

Ground beef

Bison meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.8%
Contains more IronIron	+50.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.9%

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.

Ground beef

Bison meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+123.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.71mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.1µg	35.5µg	30%
Saturated fat	6.073g	0.91g	23%
Fats	15.37g	2.42g	20%
Zinc	5.84mg	3.68mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	0.95g	16%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	2.86µg	15%
Iron	2.27mg	3.42mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg		10%
Protein	23.87g	28.44g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.27mg	8%
Choline	73.2mg	114.8mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.4mg	7%
Phosphorus	166mg	209mg	6%
Calories	241kcal	143kcal	5%
Potassium	241mg	361mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.1mg	4%
Calcium	33mg	8mg	3%
Copper	0.079mg	0.107mg	3%
Cholesterol	88mg	82mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.36mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	3.71mg	2%
Sodium	73mg	57mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	1.3µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	0.24g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.9g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	101kcal	50kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	70g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	0 IU	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.008mg	0%
Folate	7µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg		0%
Threonine	0.923mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	1.198mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	2.21mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	2.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.674mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	1.065mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.287mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.754mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A