How does Bison stand up against other common meats?

Nutrient

Units

Bison

Beef

Chicken

Pork

Proximates

Water

g

66.54

54.24

67.41

52.75

Energy

kcal

143

289

167

297

Energy

kj

598

1209

699

1243

Protein

g

28.44

24.07

25.01

25.69

Total lipid (fat)

g

2.42

20.69

6.63

20.77

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

0

0

0

0

Fiber, total dietary

g

0

0

0

0

Ash

g

1.58

1

0.95

1.29

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

mg

8

11

12

22

Iron, Fe

mg

3.42

2.44

1.21

1.29

Magnesium, Mg

mg

26

20

21

24

Phosphorus, P

mg

209

170

192

226

Potassium, K

mg

361

292

229

362

Sodium, Na

mg

57

83

75

73

Zinc, Zn

mg

3.68

5.18

1.52

3.21

Copper, Cu

mg

0.107

0.082

0.057

0.044

Manganese, Mn

mg

0.008

0.017

0.017

0.011

Selenium, Se

mcg

35.5

19

24.6

35.4

Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

mg

0

0

0

0.7

Thiamin

mg

0.1

0.03

0.062

0.706

Riboflavin

mg

0.27

0.19

0.147

0.22

Niacin

mg

3.71

5.77

7.881

4.206

Vitamin B-6

mg

0.4

0.33

0.972

0.52

Folate, total

mcg

8

0.27

0.41

0.391

Folic acid

mcg

0

9

5

6

Folate, food

mcg

8

0

0

0

Folate, DFE

mcg_DFE

8

9

5

6

Vitamin B-12

mcg

2.86

9

5

6

Vitamin A, IU

IU

0

2.93

0.29

0.54

Vitamin A, RE

mcg_RE

0

0

41

8

Vitamin E

mg_ATE

0.14

0

12

2

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated

g

0.91

8.13

1.81

7.72

10:0

g

0

0.02

0

0.01

12:0

g

0

0.02

0.01

0.01

14:0

g

0.03

0.59

0.05

0.33

16:0

g

0.43

4.68

1.27

4.67

18:0

g

0.45

2.44

0.42

2.5

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

g

0.95

9.06

2.5

9.25

16:1 undifferentiated

g

0.06

0.77

0.34

0.63

18:1 undifferentiated

g

0.88

7.92

2.08

8.33

20:1

g

0

0.02

0.04

0.15

22:1 undifferentiated

g

0

0

0

0

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

g

0.24

0.77

1.51

1.87

18:2 undifferentiated

g

0.14

0.57

1.24

1.64

18:3 undifferentiated

g

0.04

0.09

0.06

0.07

20:4 undifferentiated

g

0.07

0.08

0.1

0.08

20:5 n-3

g

0

0

0.01

0

22:5 n-3

g

0

0

0.02

0

22:6 n-3

g

0

0

0.03

0

Cholesterol

mg

82

90

75

94

Amino acids

Threonine

g

1.171

1.051

1.056

1.173

Isoleucine

g

1.198

1.082

1.321

1.203

Leucine

g

2.21

1.902

1.877

2.061

Lysine

g

2.219

2.003

2.125

2.31

Methionine

g

0.674

0.616

0.693

0.68

Phenylalanine

g

1.065

0.94

0.993

1.025

Tyrosine

g

0.914

0.809

0.844

0.895

Valine

g

1.287

1.171

1.24

1.394

Arginine

g

1.686

1.521

1.509

1.597

Histidine

g

0.754

0.824

0.776

1.026

Alanine

g

1.615

1.452

1.365

1.497

Aspartic acid

g

2.467

2.199

2.229

2.383

Glutamic acid

g

4.145

3.616

3.745

4.022

Glycine

g

1.367

1.313

1.229

1.22

Proline

g

1.136

1.063

1.029

1.032

Serine

g

1.083

0.92

0.86

1.061