Quail meat vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between quail meat and beef tenderloin?

Quail meat is richer in copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B5, while beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 85% higher.
Beef tenderloin has 4 times less copper than quail meat. Quail meat has 0.507mg of copper, while beef tenderloin has 0.123mg.
Quail meat is lower in saturated fat.

We used Quail, meat, and skin, raw 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.

Quail meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+27.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+312.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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.

Quail meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+208.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+140%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+472.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	2.46µg	85%
Copper	0.507mg	0.123mg	43%
Saturated fat	3.38g	9.72g	29%
Vitamin B3	7.538mg	3mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.6mg	0.25mg	27%
Fats	12.05g	24.6g	19%
Choline		91mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	4.18g	10.27g	15%
Zinc	2.42mg	4.03mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.244mg	0.09mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.98g	1g	13%
Selenium	16.6µg	22.9µg	11%
Iron	3.97mg	3.11mg	11%
Phosphorus	275mg	203mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.772mg	0.25mg	10%
Protein	19.63g	23.9g	9%
Vitamin A	73µg	0µg	8%
Calories	192kcal	324kcal	7%
Vitamin C	6.1mg	0mg	7%
Potassium	216mg	331mg	3%
Cholesterol	76mg	85mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	13mg	9mg	0%
Sodium	53mg	57mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.26mg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.945mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.013mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.613mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	1.645mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.591mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.826mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.033mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g		N/A