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

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A recap on the differences between turkey meat and beef tenderloin

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and selenium, yet beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 60% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat contains 4 times more vitamin B5 than beef tenderloin. While turkey meat contains 0.948mg of vitamin B5, beef tenderloin contains only 0.25mg.
The amount of cholesterol in beef tenderloin is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Turkey meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+185.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.014mg

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.

Turkey meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+279.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+141.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~91mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.46µg	60%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	3mg	41%
Saturated fat	2.155g	9.72g	34%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.25mg	28%
Fats	7.39g	24.6g	26%
Iron	1.09mg	3.11mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	10.27g	19%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.25mg	14%
Zinc	2.48mg	4.03mg	14%
Selenium	29.8µg	22.9µg	13%
Protein	28.55g	23.9g	9%
Cholesterol	109mg	85mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1g	7%
Calories	189kcal	324kcal	7%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.09mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	331mg	3%
Copper	0.093mg	0.123mg	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	203mg	3%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Magnesium	30mg	22mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	57mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.26mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	9mg	1%
Choline	87.4mg	91mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.014mg	0%
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A