Beef tenderloin vs. Quail meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beef tenderloin and quail meat?

Beef tenderloin is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium, while quail meat is higher in copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B5.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 85% higher.
Quail meat has 3 times less saturated fat than beef tenderloin. Beef tenderloin has 9.72g of saturated fat, while quail meat has 3.38g.

We used Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Quail, meat, and skin, raw 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

Quail meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+312.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Sodium ~53mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+472.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+208.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+140%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	0.43µg	85%
Copper	0.123mg	0.507mg	43%
Saturated fat	9.72g	3.38g	29%
Vitamin B3	3mg	7.538mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.6mg	27%
Fats	24.6g	12.05g	19%
Choline	91mg		17%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	4.18g	15%
Zinc	4.03mg	2.42mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.244mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	2.98g	13%
Selenium	22.9µg	16.6µg	11%
Iron	3.11mg	3.97mg	11%
Phosphorus	203mg	275mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.772mg	10%
Protein	23.9g	19.63g	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	73µg	8%
Calories	324kcal	192kcal	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Potassium	331mg	216mg	3%
Cholesterol	85mg	76mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	9mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	57mg	53mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.26mg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.268mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.03g	N/A