Beef tenderloin vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef tenderloin and salami different?

Beef tenderloin has more vitamin B12 and iron; however, salami is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Salami covers your daily need for sodium, 73% more than beef tenderloin.
Beef tenderloin has 2 times more iron than salami. Beef tenderloin has 3.11mg of iron, while salami has 1.56mg.
Beef tenderloin contains less sodium.
Salami has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of salami is 28, while the glycemic index of beef tenderloin is 0.

Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork types were 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

Salami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more IronIron	+99.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6885.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.7%

~equal in Potassium ~316mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+380.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~93.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	57mg	1740mg	73%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.978mg	42%
Vitamin B12	2.46µg	1.52µg	39%
Copper	0.123mg	0.357mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.367mg	23%
Vitamin B3	3mg	6.053mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	1.201mg	19%
Iron	3.11mg	1.56mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.25mg	0.459mg	16%
Selenium	22.9µg	31.3µg	15%
Zinc	4.03mg	2.93mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1g	2.529g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.357mg	7%
Vitamin D		41IU	5%
Vitamin D		1µg	5%
Protein	23.9g	21.85g	4%
Vitamin K		3.2µg	3%
Phosphorus	203mg	191mg	2%
Saturated fat	9.72g	9.316g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	10.27g	11.127g	2%
Fats	24.6g	25.9g	2%
Folate	8µg	3µg	1%
Calories	324kcal	336kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	15mg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	19mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	89mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.4g	N/A
Potassium	331mg	316mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Choline	91mg	93.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.268mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.075mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.889mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	1.989mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.612mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.933mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	1.163mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.818mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A