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

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How are chicken meat and beef tenderloin different?

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and protein; however, beef tenderloin is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, fats, and vitamin B2.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily need for vitamin B12 90% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat has 4 times more vitamin B5 than beef tenderloin. Chicken meat has 1.03mg of vitamin B5, while beef tenderloin has 0.25mg.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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

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.

Chicken meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.4%
Contains more IronIron	+146.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+86.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~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.

Chicken meat

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+312%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+720%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.46µg	90%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	3mg	34%
Saturated fat	3.79g	9.72g	27%
Iron	1.26mg	3.11mg	23%
Zinc	1.94mg	4.03mg	19%
Fats	13.6g	24.6g	17%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.25mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.25mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	10.27g	12%
Protein	27.3g	23.9g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.26mg	7%
Copper	0.066mg	0.123mg	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Choline	65.9mg	91mg	5%
Calories	239kcal	324kcal	4%
Potassium	223mg	331mg	3%
Phosphorus	182mg	203mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Selenium	23.9µg	22.9µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.09mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Cholesterol	88mg	85mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	57mg	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	7.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	136kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.014mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A