Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of ground bison contains 21.6 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 43% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 21.6 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 25.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 152 kcal |
| Protein density | 57% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 43% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173847 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of ground bison contains 21.6 grams of protein (25.4 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 43% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 57% of the calories in ground bison come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Among the 133 meats in the database, ground bison ranks 77th by protein per serving, and 116th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against chicken thigh, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (chicken thigh has 21.1 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173847 - "Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Ground bison has 25.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 21.6 g.
Yes. Ground bison is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 3 oz cooked serving of ground bison contains 21.6 g of protein, about 43% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Ground bison is a very good source of protein, and about 57% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against chicken thigh, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (chicken thigh has 21.1 g per 3 oz cooked).
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