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Last Updated: Feb 22nd, 2007 - 18:37:03

Wild Game Nutrition Chart
By NWTF
Nov 29, 2006, 09:02

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Wild Game Nutrition
Species
Protein
(percent)

Fat
(percent)

Cholesterol
(mg/100g*)
Calories
(Kcal/100g*)
Beef (USDA choice)
22
6.5
72
180
Beef (USDA standard)
22.7
2.0
69
152
Wild boar**
28.3
4.38
109
160
Buffalo
21.7
1.9
62
138
White-tailed deer
23.6
1.4
116
149
Mule deer
23.7
1.3
107
145
Elk
22.8
0.9
67
137
Moose
22.1
0.5
71
130
Antelope
22.5
0.9
112
144
Squirrel
21.4
3.2
83
149
Cottontail
21.8
2.4
77
144
Jackrabbit
21.9
2.4
131
153
Wild turkey
25.7
1.1
55
163
Wild pheasant
25.7
0.6
52
148
Sharp-tailed grouse
23.8
0.7
105
142
Sage grouse
23.7
1.1
101
140
Dove
22.9
1.8
94
145
Snow goose
22.7
3.6
142
121
Mallard
23.1
2.0
140
152
Source: North Dakota State University

*100g equals about 3.5 ounces
** Not trimmed of fat before analysis; all other meat was

Domestic animals have 25 to 30 percent fat while the average fat content of wild game is only 4.3. Also, fat from wild game contains a much higher proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids—good fat—and is lower in saturated (bad) fat.

 

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