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

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What are the main differences between chicken thigh and beef tenderloin?

Chicken thigh is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, protein, and vitamin B6, while beef tenderloin is higher in vitamin B12, fats, iron, and zinc.
Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 89% higher.
Beef tenderloin has 5 times less vitamin B5 than chicken thigh. Chicken thigh has 1.285mg of vitamin B5, while beef tenderloin has 0.25mg.
Beef tenderloin is lower in cholesterol.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried 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

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 thigh

Beef tenderloin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.8%
Contains more IronIron	+113%
Contains more CopperCopper	+36.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

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 thigh

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+137.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+414%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+645.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	2.46µg	89%
Saturated fat	2.78g	9.72g	32%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	3mg	26%
Fats	10.3g	24.6g	22%
Iron	1.46mg	3.11mg	21%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.25mg	21%
Choline		91mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	10.27g	16%
Zinc	2.79mg	4.03mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.25mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	1g	10%
Protein	28.18g	23.9g	9%
Cholesterol	102mg	85mg	6%
Calories	218kcal	324kcal	5%
Copper	0.09mg	0.123mg	4%
Selenium	20.5µg	22.9µg	4%
Potassium	259mg	331mg	2%
Sodium	95mg	57mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	26mg	22mg	1%
Phosphorus	199mg	203mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.014mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	7.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	136kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Calcium	13mg	9mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.09mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.26mg	0%
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g		N/A