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

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Significant differences between chicken wings and beef tenderloin

Chicken wings have more vitamin B3 and vitamin B5; however, beef tenderloin is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, phosphorus, protein, and vitamin B2.
Beef tenderloin covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 92% more than chicken wings.
Beef tenderloin has 6 times less sodium than chicken wings. Chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, while beef tenderloin has 57mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter 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.

Chicken wings

Beef tenderloin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+122.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+328.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+139.9%
Contains more IronIron	+141.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+192%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.2%

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 wings

Beef tenderloin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+884%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

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~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	2.46µg	92%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1g	27%
Zinc	1.38mg	4.03mg	24%
Iron	1.29mg	3.11mg	23%
Saturated fat	5.83g	9.72g	18%
Choline		91mg	17%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	3mg	14%
Phosphorus	121mg	203mg	12%
Sodium	320mg	57mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.25mg	9%
Protein	19.87g	23.9g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.26mg	8%
Copper	0.063mg	0.123mg	7%
Potassium	138mg	331mg	6%
Selenium	25.7µg	22.9µg	5%
Fats	21.81g	24.6g	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.25mg	4%
Folate	18µg	8µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	10.27g	3%
Cholesterol	79mg	85mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.014mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Calcium	20mg	9mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.09mg	1%
Calories	324kcal	324kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	7.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	136kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.268mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.075mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.889mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.989mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.933mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.163mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.818mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A