Composition of Nutritive Value of Alaskan Game Meats
(Mammals) 100 Grams
Compiled from latest available tables (see footnotes A, B, U.)
| Meat type | Moisture % | Food Energy (Calories) | Protein Gms | Fat Gms | Calcium Mgl | PhosphorusMg | Iron Mg | A Values IU2 | Thiamin Mg | Riboflavin Mg | Niacin M | Source of Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef, Good Grade 66% lean, 34% fat | 54.7 | 323 | 16.5 | 28.0 | 10 | 152 | 2.5 | 60 | .070 | .150 | 4.0 | A |
| Caribou, raw flesh | 70.0 | 120 | 27.2 | 1.2 | 18 | 280 | 2.9 | 187 | .182 | .520 | 4.7 | U |
| Moose, raw flesh | 72.4 | 123 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 10 | 219 | 2.7 | 155 | .074 | .027 | 5.0 | U |
| Moose, liver | 73.5 | 4.3 | 96,000 | B | ||||||||
| Reindeer, raw flesh | 70.1 | 117 | 26.6 | 1.2 | 16 | 280 | 2.9 | 187 | .186 | .770 | 4.7 | U |
| Bear, black, raw flesh | 71.2 | 148 | 18.6 | 8.2 | 3 | 139 | 6.1 | 261 | .160 | .680 | 3.2 | U |
| Bear, polar, raw flesh | 70.3 | 130 | 25.6 | 3.1 | 17 | 40 | 6.1 | 1,400 | .023 | .573 | 4.0 | U |
| Beaver, raw flesh | 46.2 | 408 | 14.3 | 39.0 | 15 | 262 | 5.9 | 176 | .061 | .310 | 1.9 | U |
| Beluga, raw flesh | 72.5 | 107 | 24.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 270 | 26.6 | 335 | .070 | .400 | 6.8 | U |
| Muskrat (Marsh Hare), raw flesh | 73.4 | 101 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 25 | 220 | 7.6 | 2,820 | .095 | .372 | 6.2 | U |
| Oil, salad or cooking | 0 | 884 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A |
| Oogruk, raw flesh | 69.6 | 110 | 26.7 | 0.4 | 10 | 199 | 11.6 | 1,400 | .168 | .267 | 5.9 | A |
| Rabbit, raw flesh (wild) | 73.0 | 129 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 12 | 226 | 3.2 | .030 | .060 | 6.5 | U | |
| Seal, raw flesh | 67.8 | 143 | 28.3 | 33.0 | 17 | 245 | 19.8 | 1,050 | .135 | .452 | 7.0 | U |
| Seal, liver, raw flesh | 74.2 | 115 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 13 | 285 | 13.7 | 36,600 | .180 | .302 | 8.4 | U |
| Seal, oil | 0 | 900 | 4,860 | U | ||||||||
| Squirrel, ground, raw flesh | 75.4 | 115 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 2 | 168 | 4.5 | 220 | .095 | .372 | 6.2 | U |
| Walrus | 65.1 | 200 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 18 | 122 | 9.4 | 550 | .180 | .346 | 3.2 | U |
| Whale, Baleen | 73.0 | 110 | 23.9 | 1.6 | 17 | 212 | 14.0 | 330 | .138 | .550 | 7.4 | U |
100 Grams = almost 1/2 cup
1MG = Milligrams (1000 milligrams = 1 gm)
2 IU = International Units
No analysis is available for Buffalo.
A = Table 1, Composition of Foods, 100 Grams, Edible Portion, Handbook No. 8, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1963.
B = Table 87, Composition of Alaskan Foods, 100 Grams, The Alaska Dietary Survey,
1956-1961 by Heller and Scott,U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1967.
U = Unpublished manuscripts by Christine Heller, Nutritionist, Arctic Health Research Center, U.S. Department HEW,Anchorage, Alaska.