Nutritional Information on Ground Venison

Ground venison is sometimes seen as healthy meat with multiple nutritional benefits. Consider the positive and negative nutritional facts before adding deer meat to your diet.

Serving

The USDA defines one serving of venison meat as one 93 g patty of ground, pan-broiled deer meat. This is a portion that is slightly larger than 3 oz.

Fat

One of the two major nutritional drawbacks of venison is the high fat content. There are 8 g of fat per serving of venison. Of this, 4 g are saturated fat, a type of fat that can cause heart issues.

Cholesterol

The other nutritional drawback of venison is the high cholesterol of the meat. One serving of venison contains 30 percent of your daily recommended amount of cholesterol. High cholesterol can also lead to heart health problems.

Protein

Venison is an excellent source of protein, however. One serving of venison has 49 percent of your daily recommended amount of protein, an important part of muscle growth and repair. There are 24.6 g per serving.

Vitamins

Venison has a lot of different vitamins per serving, but a few stand out for their higher content. One serving has 43 percent of your daily value of niacin, plus at least 20 percent of your daily value of thiamin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

Minerals

Venison is also high in a few important minerals. One serving has 32 percent of your daily value of zinc and 17 percent of your daily value of iron.

References

• Nutrition Data (Numbers provided by USDA)
• Vitamin and Mineral Definitions