The other Meat - Bison

I switched over from beef to bison about 3 years ago now, shortly after being diagnosed with diabetes2. Whether it's ground bison for burgers to bison sirloin steaks I rarely if ever use beef any longer. I found the following article and nutrition chart to give you some information and comparison of bison and beef. In fact tonight I'll be having a grilled bison burger, about med. - rare, with a slice of 2% Provolone cheese, sauteed mushrooms, on a whole grain bun!

Bison is considered gourmet meat and the price of bison products is certainly an indication of the gourmet classification. Even though bison meats may be a bit pricey, they’re still comparable in price to select high quality beef products. Bison is naturally leaner compared to beef and has a lot of nutritional values that exceed the nutritional values of beef.
Grass Fed Bison Meat Taste Compared to Beef

There’s a bit of a miss conception that bison meats have a gamey taste. Bison that’s raised for the purpose of meat production do not have a gamey taste. Bison meats have a similar taste to select choice beef, but bison has a slightly sweeter flavor than beef. Bison, like beef is full of flavor and just as tender as most cuts of good select beef.
Health Benefits of Grass Fed Bison

Bison meat products are naturally leaner than beef. In fact bison, ounce per ounce, has less total fat than most meat products including pork, chicken and most fish. Bison also has less calories and higher amounts of iron than most meat products. Always look for bison that’s grass fed for the healthiest cut of meats. Grass fed bison also has a good Omega 3 to Omega 6 percentage of fatty acids.

Ground Bison Nutritional Values vs. Ground Beef

Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked 3 oz.

* Calories 152, Total Fat 7 grams (3 grams saturated fat)
* Excellent protein with 40 grams, which is 84% of the daily value (DV) in a 2,000-calorie diet.
* The biggest negative is that bison is high in cholesterol with 82 milligrams or 27% of the daily value.
* Ground bison is high in vitamin B6 17% DV, B12 35% DV and niacin 25% DV