Vitamins

• Like most meats, the vitamins mostly found in deer meat are vitamins B6 and B12.
  
  

Minerals

• Deer meat has thiamine, riboflavin, iron, phosphorus, zinc and niacin. These are minerals mostly found in other meats.
  
  

Fat

• Deer meat is relatively lean and low in fat, which is helpful for those on diets.
  
  

Cholesterol

• Though low in fat, deer meat is high in cholesterol. High intakes of cholesterol can lead to high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.
  
  

Sodium

• Deer is very low in sodium. The low sodium makes up for the high cholesterol as sodium is a contributor to high blood pressure.
  
  

Protein

• Like most meats, deer meat is a perfectly good source of protein.