Barbecue chicken vs. Beef tenderloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between barbecue chicken and beef tenderloin

Barbecue chicken has more vitamin B3; however, beef tenderloin is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, fats, copper, and choline.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 83% more than barbecue chicken.
Beef tenderloin has 6 times less sodium than barbecue chicken. Barbecue chicken has 335mg of sodium, while beef tenderloin has 57mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barbecue chicken

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+77.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.8%
Contains more IronIron	+227.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+126.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+180%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barbecue chicken

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+423.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	2.46µg	83%
Iron	0.95mg	3.11mg	27%
Saturated fat	3.927g	9.72g	26%
Zinc	1.78mg	4.03mg	20%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	3mg	17%
Fats	15.08g	24.6g	15%
Cholesterol	127mg	85mg	14%
Sodium	335mg	57mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	10.27g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	1g	7%
Calories	226kcal	324kcal	5%
Copper	0.077mg	0.123mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.25mg	5%
Choline	62.9mg	91mg	5%
Protein	22.51g	23.9g	3%
Vitamin E	0.46mg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.26mg	3%
Potassium	255mg	331mg	2%
Phosphorus	218mg	203mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Selenium	22µg	22.9µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	0.25mg	2%
Calcium	16mg	9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	7.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	136kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.12g	0g	0%
Magnesium	21mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.005mg	0.014mg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.549mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	1.75mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.935mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.592mg	0.818mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.011g		N/A