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

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and bison meat

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and fats; however, bison meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and selenium.
Bison meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12 77% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 3 times more fats than bison meat. While turkey meat has 7.39g of fats, bison meat has only 2.42g.
Bison meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey meat

Bison meat

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

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%

~equal in Phosphorus ~209mg

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.

Turkey meat

Bison meat

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%

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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