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Beef tenderloin vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beef tenderloin and whey

  • Whey has less vitamin B12, selenium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline than beef tenderloin.
  • Beef tenderloin covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 91% more than whey.
  • Beef tenderloin has 52 times more iron than whey. While beef tenderloin has 3.11mg of iron, whey has only 0.06mg.
  • Whey has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.6%
Contains more IronIron +5083.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2975%
Contains more ZincZinc +3000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1105.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +422.2%
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3954.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +706.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +778.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +468.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef tenderloin Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.46µg 0.28µg 91%
Protein 23.9g 0.85g 46%
Saturated fat 9.72g 0.23g 43%
Selenium 22.9µg 1.9µg 38%
Iron 3.11mg 0.06mg 38%
Fats 24.6g 0.36g 37%
Zinc 4.03mg 0.13mg 35%
Cholesterol 85mg 2mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 10.27g 0.1g 25%
Phosphorus 203mg 46mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.074mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.25mg 0.031mg 17%
Calories 324kcal 27kcal 15%
Choline 91mg 16mg 14%
Copper 0.123mg 0.004mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.158mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1g 0.011g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.036mg 5%
Potassium 331mg 161mg 5%
Calcium 9mg 47mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.383mg 3%
Carbs 0g 5.14g 2%
Folate 8µg 1µg 2%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 57mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.268mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 1.044mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.075mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.889mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.989mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.612mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.933mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.163mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.818mg 0.016mg 0%

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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2711.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6733.3%
Contains more OtherOther +490.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +92.5%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10170%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8990.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

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

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