Beef tenderloin vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef tenderloin and pound cake different?

Beef tenderloin has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B3 than pound cake.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef tenderloin is 88% higher.
Beef tenderloin contains 9 times more zinc than pound cake. While beef tenderloin contains 4.03mg of zinc, pound cake contains only 0.43mg.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.
Beef tenderloin has a lower glycemic index (0) than pound cake (54).

Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) are the varieties used 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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+122.1%
Contains more IronIron	+110.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+192.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+837.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+358%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+422.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+685.7%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+594.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+583.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+38.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94%
Contains more FolateFolate	+425%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	0.36µg	88%
Protein	23.9g	5g	38%
Selenium	22.9µg	5µg	33%
Zinc	4.03mg	0.43mg	33%
Saturated fat	9.72g	4.811g	22%
Iron	3.11mg	1.48mg	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	3.02g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.036mg	16%
Fats	24.6g	13.96g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	3.419g	16%
Threonine	1.044mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	57mg	377mg	14%
Phosphorus	203mg	140mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3mg	1.615mg	9%
Folate	8µg	42µg	9%
Copper	0.123mg	0.042mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.173mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Cholesterol	85mg	66mg	6%
Choline	91mg	65.6mg	5%
Potassium	331mg	149mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.485mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.11mg	4%
Calcium	9mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Calories	324kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.249mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.268mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A