Beef tenderloin vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beef tenderloin and beef?

Beef tenderloin is richer in monounsaturated fat, while beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% higher.
Beef has 4 times less monounsaturated fat than beef tenderloin. Beef tenderloin has 10.27g of monounsaturated fat, while beef has 2.734g.
Beef is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef tenderloin

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.9%

~equal in Potassium ~352mg

~equal in Iron ~3.04mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef tenderloin

Beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	4.21µg	73%
Saturated fat	9.72g	2.595g	32%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.669mg	32%
Fats	24.6g	6.54g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	2.734g	19%
Vitamin B3	3mg	5.76mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.4mg	11%
Phosphorus	203mg	259mg	8%
Calories	324kcal	169kcal	8%
Protein	23.9g	27.55g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.481mg	5%
Selenium	22.9µg	25.4µg	5%
Copper	0.123mg	0.097mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	0.532g	3%
Zinc	4.03mg	3.7mg	3%
Choline	91mg	75.6mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Iron	3.11mg	3.04mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.074mg	1%
Potassium	331mg	352mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	85mg	0%
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Calcium	9mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.268mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A