Beef vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beef and beef tenderloin?

Beef is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while beef tenderloin is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% higher.
Beef tenderloin has 3 times less vitamin B6 than beef. Beef has 0.669mg of vitamin B6, while beef tenderloin has 0.25mg.
Beef is lower in saturated fat.

We used Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted 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

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%

~equal in Potassium ~331mg

~equal in Iron ~3.11mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.03mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.9µg

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

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	2.46µg	73%
Saturated fat	2.595g	9.72g	32%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.25mg	32%
Fats	6.54g	24.6g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	10.27g	19%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	3mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.26mg	11%
Phosphorus	259mg	203mg	8%
Calories	169kcal	324kcal	8%
Protein	27.55g	23.9g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.25mg	5%
Selenium	25.4µg	22.9µg	5%
Copper	0.097mg	0.123mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1g	3%
Zinc	3.7mg	4.03mg	3%
Choline	75.6mg	91mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Magnesium	14mg	22mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Iron	3.04mg	3.11mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.09mg	1%
Potassium	352mg	331mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	85mg	0%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Calcium	13mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	57mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.014mg	0%
Folate	7µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A