Bison Marrow Nutrition: Fat vs. Protein - Complete Guide
QuestionI 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?
AnswerLast 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,
RPG