Question: Which Nutrients are Found in Venison?
Answer: Venison (deer meat) is served like beef, and can be broiled, barbecued or served as a burger (great for a tailgating party). Like other red meats, venison is a source of protein, carnitine, zinc, iron and selenium. It has about one-third the fat of beef and is lower in calories.
Venison can be used in a variety of recipes that call for beef because the flavor is similar, but with a touch of wildness. Not everyone likes that wild flavor, but that it can be tamed down by cooking the venison in a non-fat beef broth.
Ground venison sometimes has a small amount of beef fat or ground bacon added to help bind the meat and hold its shape. That can add extra fat and calories depending on how much is used.
For one 3-ounce serving of venison, you would have approximately:
- 130 calories
- 26 grams protein
- 2.0 grams of fat
- 67 milligrams cholesterol
- 0.9 grams saturated fat
- 3.5 milligrams iron
- 26 milligrams magnesium
- 338 milligrams potassium
- 3 milligrams zinc
- 11 micrograms selenium
- 0.24 milligrams thiamin
- 0.4 milligrams riboflavin
- 9.0 milligrams niacin
- 0.6 milligrams vitamin B-6
- 1.6 micrograms vitamin B-12
- 1.2 micrograms vitamin K
Source:
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 24. "Nutrient data for 35080, Deer (venison), sitka, raw (Alaska Native)." Accessed February 9, 2012. http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/7509.
