Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Beef tenderloin
  5. Compare
  6. Beef tenderloin vs. Ground turkey

Beef tenderloin vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between beef tenderloin and ground turkey

  • Beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc, yet ground turkey is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Beef tenderloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than ground turkey.
  • Beef tenderloin contains 4 times more saturated fat than ground turkey. While beef tenderloin contains 9.72g of saturated fat, ground turkey contains only 2.669g.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Ground turkey, cooked.

Infographic

Beef tenderloin vs Ground turkey infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 29% 117% 41% 110% 87% 7.4% 1.8% 125%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 8.4% 26% 57% 50% 85% 109% 10% 1.4% 170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.6%
Contains more IronIron +104.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +211.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 23% 60% 56% 15% 58% 308% 0% 6% 50%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8% 2.2% 3% 19% 49% 164% 72% 146% 168% 0% 5.3% 43%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +83.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +190.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef tenderloin Ground turkey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.46µg 1.34µg 47%
Vitamin B3 3mg 8.724mg 36%
Saturated fat 9.72g 2.669g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.25mg 0.633mg 29%
Fats 24.6g 10.4g 22%
Iron 3.11mg 1.52mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 1.193mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 10.27g 3.458g 17%
Selenium 22.9µg 31.1µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1g 2.917g 13%
Zinc 4.03mg 3.11mg 8%
Protein 23.9g 27.37g 7%
Phosphorus 203mg 254mg 7%
Calories 324kcal 203kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.211mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 24µg 3%
Copper 0.123mg 0.151mg 3%
Cholesterol 85mg 93mg 3%
Calcium 9mg 28mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 30mg 2%
Choline 91mg 78.2mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 57mg 78mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.077mg 1%
Potassium 331mg 294mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.011mg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.134g N/A
Tryptophan 0.268mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 1.044mg 1.258mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.075mg 1.227mg 0%
Leucine 1.889mg 2.262mg 0%
Lysine 1.989mg 2.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.612mg 0.806mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.933mg 1.068mg 0%
Valine 1.163mg 1.27mg 0%
Histidine 0.818mg 0.811mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.009g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.136g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.508g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 25% 48% 3%
Protein: 23.9 g
Fats: 24.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 48.37 g
Other: 3.13 g
27% 10% 62%
Protein: 27.37 g
Fats: 10.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.07 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1856.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more WaterWater +28.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 49% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.72 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1 g
30% 38% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.458 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.917 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +191.7%

People also compare

Beef tenderloin
Beef tenderloin vs Brisket raw
Brisket raw
Beef tenderloin
Beef tenderloin vs Short ribs
Short ribs
Beef tenderloin
Beef tenderloin vs Pastrami
Pastrami
Ground turkey
Ground turkey vs Ground chicken
Ground chicken
Ground turkey
Ground turkey vs Ground beef
Ground beef
Ground turkey
Ground turkey vs Turkey meat
Turkey meat

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef tenderloin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169544/nutrients
  2. Ground turkey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171506/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.