Nutritional facts

Game is wild, natural and free range and if you are 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 protein, 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)	85	66	85	90	99	65	90
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)			0.94	0.57	0.34
Vit D3 (ug/100g)						0.12
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

Further to the high nutritional value of wild game, is the knowledge that no added substances have been added to the meat.

Nutritional facts

Game is wild, natural and free range and if you are looking for something low in fat and cholesterol, game is a delicious and healthy alternative to many other red meats.

Nutritional analysis of raw meat samples

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Nutritional analysis of raw meat samples﻿

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Game is wild, natural and free range and if you are looking for something low in fat and cholesterol, game is a delicious and healthy alternative to many other red meats.

Nutritional analysis of raw meat samples