Pizza vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pizza and beef tenderloin different?

Pizza has more vitamin B1, folate, calcium, and manganese; however, beef tenderloin is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and choline.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 85% more than pizza.
Pizza has 26 times more manganese than beef tenderloin. Pizza has 0.36mg of manganese, while beef tenderloin has 0.014mg.
Beef tenderloin contains less sodium.
Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of beef tenderloin is 0.

Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted 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.

Pizza

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1988.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2471.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.4%
Contains more IronIron	+25.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

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.

Pizza

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1062.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+485.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+454.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	2.46µg	85%
Protein	11.39g	23.9g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.09mg	25%
Sodium	598mg	57mg	24%
Zinc	1.34mg	4.03mg	24%
Saturated fat	4.465g	9.72g	24%
Fats	9.69g	24.6g	23%
Cholesterol	17mg	85mg	23%
Folate	93µg	8µg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	10.27g	19%
Calcium	188mg	9mg	18%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.014mg	15%
Choline	16.4mg	91mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.25mg	13%
Carbs	33.33g	0g	11%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Vitamin A	69µg	0µg	8%
Iron	2.48mg	3.11mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.83mg		6%
Vitamin K	6.7µg		6%
Selenium	19.9µg	22.9µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	1g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.26mg	5%
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.25mg	5%
Potassium	172mg	331mg	5%
Calories	266kcal	324kcal	3%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	216mg	203mg	2%
Copper	0.105mg	0.123mg	2%
Fructose	1g		1%
Net carbs	31.03g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	3.58g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.175g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.367g		N/A