About game

Game meat is good for you, it’s truly seasonal, superbly versatile and rich in flavour.

From a health-giving perspective, venison is an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids and contains half the saturated fat of beef. It’s also lower in calories, cholesterol, salt, and higher in protein.

Like wild deer, gamebirds enjoy a varied, foraged diet and plenty of exercise. As a result, pheasant, partridge and pigeon are all lower in fat, and offer more protein, iron, zinc and selenium than chicken.

Eat Game is supported by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. If you would like to learn more about shooting and conservation please click here.

Find your game

The majority of game meat is sold locally to the area in which it is produced, landing a big tick in the minimal food miles box.

However, if you’re not sure where to source game meat in your area, take a look at our Buy Game section, giving details of retailers, producers and game dealers across the country and online.

Locate your nearest game provider

Nutritional analysis

So, game meat tastes great, is a hugely versatile ingredient and can be sourced all over the UK.

But what about the healthy bit? Take a look at table below for a nutritional analysis of game vs other commonly consumed meats*.

Game meat

Partridge

A picture of a partridge
Energy (kcal/100g)112
Protein (g/100g)25.8
Fat (g/100g)1
Cholesterol (mg/100g)85
Iron (mg/100g)0.7
Selenium (mg/kg)0.43

Venison

A picture of a deer
Energy (kcal/100g)104
Protein (g/100g)23.4
Fat (g/100g)1
Cholesterol (mg/100g)85
Iron (mg/100g)2.4
Selenium (mg/kg)0.04

Pheasant

A picture of a pheasant
Energy (kcal/100g) 119
Protein (g/100g) 27.1
Fat (g/100g) 1.2
Cholesterol (mg/100g) 66
Iron (mg/100g) 1
Selenium (mg/kg) 0.37

*Sourced from Game to Eat.

Commonly consumed meats

Chicken

Energy (kcal/100g)105
Protein (g/100g)20.1
Fat (g/100g)1.5
Cholesterol (mg/100g)90
Iron (mg/100g)0.2
Selenium (mg/kg)0.1

Turkey

Energy (kcal/100g)111
Protein (g/100g)25.2
Fat (g/100g)1.1
Cholesterol (mg/100g)65
Iron (mg/100g)0.2
Selenium (mg/kg)0.1

Beef

Energy (kcal/100g)191
Protein (g/100g)23.1
Fat (g/100g)11
Cholesterol (mg/100g)99
Iron (mg/100g)1.4
Selenium (mg/kg)0.04

Lamb

Energy (kcal/100g)172
Protein (g/100g)20.8
Fat (g/100g)9.9
Cholesterol (mg/100g)90
Iron (mg/100g)1.6
Selenium (mg/kg)0.08

*Sourced from Game to Eat.

Venison bao buns anyone?

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