Lamb, Veal, and Game ProductsPlate 0335 of 1799

Calories in
bison, ground, grass-fed

Q: How many calories are in bison, ground, grass-fed?

Bison, ground, grass-fed contains 146 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 124 calories per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw). It also provides 20.2 g of protein, 0.1 g of carbohydrate and 7.2 g of fat per 100 g.

Q: What is the macro breakdown of bison, ground, grass-fed?

By calories, bison, ground, grass-fed is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 55% protein and 44% fat. That makes it a predominantly protein-based food.

Q: How long does it take to burn off a patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)?

About 25 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Q: Is this figure exact for the bison, ground, grass-fed I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

146 kcal per 100 g Bison, ground, grass-fed contains 146 calories per 100 grams, or about 124 calories per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw). Per 100 g it provides 20.2 g protein, 0.1 g carbohydrate and 7.2 g fat.

By calories that splits 0% carbohydrate, 55% protein, 44% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 175293·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0335 of 1799

Protein 20.2 g × 4 kcal/g 81 kcal · 56%

Carbohydrate 0.1 g × 4 kcal/g 0.2 kcal · <1%

Fat 7.2 g × 9 kcal/g 65 kcal · 44%

Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 146 kcal

As published by USDA food-specific factors 146 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 146 kcal and USDA publishes 146 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.

Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 175293—retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g146kcal

Per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)124kcal · 85.0 g

Protein20.2g per 100 g

Walk it off25minutes walking

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How this is worked out

USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.

per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

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Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

Serving	Grams	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
1 patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)	85.0 g	124	17.2 g	0.0 g	6.1 g
1 oz	28.4 g	41	5.7 g	0.0 g	2.0 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)
Energy	146 kcal	124 kcal
Protein	20.2 g	17.2 g
Total fat	7.2 g	6.1 g
Saturated fat	2.9 g	2.5 g
Carbohydrate	0.1 g	0.0 g
Fibre	0.0 g	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g	0.0 g
Sodium	70.0 mg	59.5 mg
Potassium	328.0 mg	278.8 mg
Calcium	11.0 mg	9.4 mg
Iron	2.8 mg	2.4 mg
Vitamin C	0.0 mg	0.0 mg
Vitamin A	0.0 µg	0.0 µg
Cholesterol	55.0 mg	46.8 mg
Water	71.6 g	60.9 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 175293·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How bison, ground, grass-fed compares

Among the 115 lamb, veal, and game products items on this site, bison, ground, grass-fed ranks 68 of 115 by calorie density, against a category average of 217 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 33% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 13.9 g of protein per 100 calories — a genuinely protein-dense food.

To burn off one patty (cooked from 4 oz raw) (124 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 25 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average bison, ground, grass-fed. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in bison, ground, grass-fed?

Bison, ground, grass-fed contains 146 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 124 calories per patty (cooked from 4 oz raw). It also provides 20.2 g of protein, 0.1 g of carbohydrate and 7.2 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of bison, ground, grass-fed?

By calories, bison, ground, grass-fed is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 55% protein and 44% fat. That makes it a predominantly protein-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a patty (cooked from 4 oz raw)?

About 25 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the bison, ground, grass-fed I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

The 6 foods that sit closest to bison, ground, grass-fed on the calorie-density shelf, all within lamb, veal, and game products.

Game meat, beaver, raw146 kcal · 24.1 g protein Game meat, elk, cooked146 kcal · 30.2 g protein Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain145 kcal · 12.6 g protein Lamb, New Zealand, imported144 kcal · 21.1 g protein Game meat, goat, cooked143 kcal · 27.1 g protein Game meat, antelope, cooked150 kcal · 29.5 g protein

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Bison, ground, grass-fed, raw". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.