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Venison

Venison is meat from deer and related game animals, commonly prepared as steaks, roasts, sausages, stews, or braises.

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About Venison

Venison is meat from deer and, in some culinary usage, closely related game animals. It is commonly prepared as steaks, chops, medallions, roasts, mince, sausages, or diced meat for stews and braises.

It ranges from dark red to deep brown, with a firm, fine-grained texture. Flavour varies with the animal, cut, age, diet, and handling, from relatively mild to distinctly gamey.

Venison may be sold fresh, frozen, smoked, or cured, and different cuts require different cooking approaches. Visible connective tissue and fat vary substantially between cuts and animals, changing the appearance and cooking result.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for venison

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

venison

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Chevreuil, viande crue

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Chevreuil, viande rôtie/cuite au four

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Deer (venison), sitka, raw (Alaska Native)

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Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat

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Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw

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Venison, meat only, raw

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Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat

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Venison, mince, premium, raw

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Venison, NFS

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Venison, roast

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Venison, steak

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Venison/deer jerky

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Venison nutrition & diet

Venison nutritional value

Reference: Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
109.2kcal
Protein
23.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
1.5g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009465. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Identify the game animal and cut, such as muscle meat, trim, organ, steak, roast, or mince, because venison is not compositionally uniform. Fresh, frozen, cured, smoked, dried, and sausage forms differ. Cooking method, added fat, marinades, and drained juices should be recorded when matching a reference to the served portion.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified deer or related game species, cut, raw or cooked state, and fresh, cured, smoked, dried, or sausage form.

Diet considerations

Venison is animal-derived game meat. Compatibility changes when it is mixed with pork, beef, dairy, eggs, cereal fillers, or coated before cooking. Plain roasted or braised meat differs from sausages, jerky, pies, and breaded preparations; marinades and side dishes may add cereal ingredients or portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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