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Bison Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 163

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 6g %8

Saturated Fat 2g %12

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 86mg %0

Sodium 53mg %3

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 28g

Vitamin D ~IU %0

Calcium 5.0mg %0

Iron 3.5mg %19

Potassium 387mg %10

Phosphorus 253.0mg %25

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in bison

Vitamin A 0.0IU %0

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin E 0.2mg %1

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.2mg %19

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 1.3mg %27

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.4mg %34

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 5.6mg %35

Vitamin B6 0.6mg %43

Vitamin B12 2.8µg %118

Minerals in bison

Calcium 5.0mg %0

Manganese 0.0mg %1

Sodium 53.0mg %4

Magnesium 27.0mg %6

Potassium 387.0mg %10

Iron 3.5mg %19

Copper 0.2mg %23

Phosphorus 253.0mg %25

Zinc 5.1mg %37

Selenium 41.2µg %75

Amino Acids in bison

Tryptophan 0.2g %71

Valine 1.5g %77

Leucine 2.4g %82

Isoleucine 1.4g %90

Methionine 0.8g %97

Tyrosine 1.0g %102

Cystine 0.3g %109

Threonine 1.3g %113

Lysine 2.6g %116

Phenylalanine 1.2g %127

Histidine 1.0g %137

Fatty Acids in bison

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of bison is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Bison has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Tryptophan 6 8
Valine 39 54
Leucine 59 86
Isoleucine 30 48
Threonine 23 45
Lysine 45 93
Histidine 15 37
Met+Cys 22 39
Phe+Tyr 30 77

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in bison is 6.7 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of bison is 1.7 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in bison as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for bison is 28/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for bison

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 24.22 <12
Potassium:Sodium 7.30 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.19 <2
Iron:Copper 16.59 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.02 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 62%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

54% of insulinogenic calories

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