Beef tenderloin vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef tenderloin and crab stick?

Beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, choline, and vitamin B2; however, crab stick is richer in phosphorus.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 79% more.
Crab stick contains 45 times less saturated fat than beef tenderloin. Beef tenderloin contains 9.72g of saturated fat, while crab stick contains 0.216g.
Beef tenderloin has a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

We used Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi types in this article.

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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

Crab stick

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+267.8%
Contains more IronIron	+697.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+284.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1121.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.9%

~equal in Selenium ~22.3µg

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

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+331.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	0.57µg	79%
Saturated fat	9.72g	0.216g	43%
Fats	24.6g	0.46g	37%
Iron	3.11mg	0.39mg	34%
Zinc	4.03mg	0.33mg	34%
Protein	23.9g	7.62g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	0.275g	25%
Cholesterol	85mg	20mg	22%
Sodium	57mg	529mg	21%
Vitamin B3	3mg	0.62mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.08mg	14%
Choline	91mg	13mg	14%
Phosphorus	203mg	282mg	11%
Calories	324kcal	95kcal	11%
Copper	0.123mg	0.032mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.13mg	9%
Potassium	331mg	90mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	0.143g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.03mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0mg	5%
Magnesium	22mg	43mg	5%
Carbs	0g	15g	5%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Folate	8µg	0µg	2%
Selenium	22.9µg	22.3µg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Net carbs	0g	14.5g	N/A
Calcium	9mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.268mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A