Meat

Tongue

Bison tongue is a butchered form used in ranch and restaurant cookery—leaner red meat than typical beef equivalents, with a clean, slightly sweet flavour. Match method to collagen: quick sear for tender steaks, long moist heat for hard-working muscles. Season simply; avoid overcooking lean pieces. Keep cold-chain tight from reputable game or ranch suppliers.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

FreshGrilled Or Braised By CutRoasted

Traits

Beefy-SweetBison Red MeatCleanLeanLeaner Than Typical BeefMethod By Collagen

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 239

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 19.5 g
Saturated Fat 4.78 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.13 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.94 g
Cholesterol 86.7 mg
Sodium 61.8 mg
Salt 0.16 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 20 g
Water 59.6 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 239 kcal
Water 59.6 g
Protein 20 g
Fat 19.5 g
- Saturated Fat 4.78 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.13 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.94 g
  - Omega-3 0.09 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
Vitamins 36.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
Minerals 413 mg
- Major Minerals 412 mg
  - Calcium 60 mg
  - Sodium 61.8 mg
  - Potassium 290 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.16 g
Cholesterol 86.7 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.2 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.58 · vitamin-b6: 0.38 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.5 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 61.76 · Potassium: 290 · Calcium: 60 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Tongue is a fatty muscle with rich collagen when slow-cooked.

History

1800

Bison tongue featured in Plains and later ranch foodways when the carcass was fully used.

2000

Specialty butchers labelled bison tongue for cooks seeking lean red-meat alternatives.