Fast food vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fast food and beef tenderloin?

Fast food is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and manganese, while beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and choline.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% higher.
Beef tenderloin has 26 times less manganese than fast food. Fast food has 0.357mg of manganese, while beef tenderloin has 0.014mg.
Beef tenderloin is lower in sodium.
Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than beef tenderloin (0).

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Fast food

Beef tenderloin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+588.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2450%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68%
Contains more ZincZinc	+59.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+51.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.8%

~equal in Iron ~3.11mg

~equal in Copper ~0.123mg

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.

Fast food

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+252.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+176.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+164.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	2.46µg	65%
Saturated fat	4.493g	9.72g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.09mg	19%
Fats	12.01g	24.6g	19%
Folate	80µg	8µg	18%
Cholesterol	33mg	85mg	17%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	3mg	16%
Protein	16.52g	23.9g	15%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.014mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	10.27g	14%
Zinc	2.52mg	4.03mg	14%
Sodium	331mg	57mg	12%
Carbs	31.5g	0g	11%
Choline	34.4mg	91mg	10%
Phosphorus	134mg	203mg	10%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.26mg	8%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.25mg	6%
Selenium	20.3µg	22.9µg	5%
Calcium	62mg	9mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	1g	5%
Vitamin K	4.9µg		4%
Potassium	197mg	331mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.38mg		3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.25mg	3%
Calories	297kcal	324kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Iron	3.06mg	3.11mg	1%
Magnesium	27mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin A	9µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.121mg	0.123mg	0%
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A