Nutritional Facts
The Game-to-Eat campaign, now in its 8th year, is dedicated to increasing the enjoyment of British game. It is wild, natural and free range and if you’re looking for something low in fat and cholesterol, game is a delicious and healthy alternative to many other red meats.
Results from research commissioned by the Game-to-Eat campaign*, suggest that there are real health benefits to eating game. Venison is high in rotein, low in saturated fatty acids and contains higher levels of iron than any other red meat. Pheasant and partridge also contain a high level of iron, protein, vitamin B(6) and selenium, which helps to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
* Leatherhead Food International Research 2006
Nutritional analysis of raw meat samples
|
|
Partridge |
Pheasant |
Venison |
Lamb |
Beef |
Turkey |
Chicken |
|
Energy (kcal/100g) |
112 |
119 |
104 |
172 |
191 |
111 |
105 |
|
Energy (kJ/100g) |
476 |
505 |
442 |
720 |
800 |
469 |
443 |
|
Protein (g/100g) |
25.8 |
27.1 |
23.4 |
20.8 |
23.1 |
25.2 |
20.1 |
|
Fat (g/100g) |
1 |
1.2 |
1 |
9.9 |
11 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
Cholesterol (mg/100g) |
2850 |
2710 |
4480 |
779 |
827 |
3120 |
3030 |
|
Saturated fatty acids (g/100g) |
0 |
0.39 |
0 |
4.75 |
4.39 |
0 |
0.5 |
|
MUFA (g/100g) |
0 |
0.54 |
0 |
3.76 |
5.31 |
0 |
0.58 |
|
PUFA (g/100g) |
0 |
0.21 |
0 |
0.96 |
0.81 |
0 |
0.35 |
|
Vit B1 (mg/100g) |
0.03 |
0.023 |
0.021 |
0.052 |
0.039 |
0.073 |
0.15 |
|
Vit B2 (mg/100g) |
0.015 |
0.019 |
0.011 |
0.022 |
0.033 |
0.013 |
0.012 |
|
Vit B3 (mg/100g) |
2.67 |
3.77 |
1.64 |
7.62 |
9.34 |
5.75 |
6.3 |
|
Vit B6 (mg/100g) |
0.13 |
0.061 |
0.061 |
0.053 |
0.074 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
|
Vit B12 (ug/100g) |
<0.09 |
<0.09 |
0.94 |
0.57 |
0.34 |
<0.08 |
<0.08 |
|
Vit D3 (ug/100g) |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
0.12 |
<0.1 |
|
Iron (mg/100g) |
0.7 |
1 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Sodium (mg/100g) |
37 |
40 |
44 |
43 |
49 |
64 |
37 |
|
Zinc (mg/100g) |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
|
Selenium (mg/kg) |
0.43 |
0.37 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Ash (g/100g) |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
Total solids (g/100g) |
27.1 |
28.8 |
26 |
31.5 |
34.7 |
26.6 |
25.5 |
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