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Bison Marrow Nutrition: Fat vs. Protein - Complete Guide


Question
I would like to know if bison marrow is pure fat or does it contain protien as well? Can you send me a link with it's nutritional info?

Answer
Last time I checked the online USDA Nutrient Database, the figures for raw caribou marrow  were something like 84.4% fat, the rest being protein.Here's the data from that site:-


Nutrient    Units    Value per
100 grams    Number
of Data
Points   Std.
Error
Proximates
Water   
g
7.40
1
0
Energy   
kcal
786
0
0
Energy   
kj
3290
0
0
Protein   
g
6.70
1
0
Total lipid (fat)   
g
84.40
1
0
Ash   
g
1.50
0
0
Carbohydrate, by difference   
g
0.00
0
0
Minerals
Iron, Fe   
mg
4.50
1
0
Phosphorus, P   
mg
107
1
0
Vitamins
Thiamin   
mg
0.040
1
0
Niacin   
mg
0.200
1
0
Vitamin A, IU   
IU
240
1
0
Lipids

HTH,

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