Pork tenderloin vs chicken breast

Pork tenderloin, broiledChicken breast, meat only, roasted
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 53 g of pork tenderloin or 61 g of chicken breast. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in pork tenderloin: thiamin (12×), selenium, vitamin B12 (2.6×), riboflavin (3×) and zinc (2.6×). More in chicken breast: niacin (3×), protein and vitamin B6. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pork tenderloin, broiled100 cal

53.5 g · 16.3 g protein · 0 g carbs · 3.4 g fat

Chicken breast, meat only, roasted100 cal

60.6 g · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.53 mg · 0.042 mg
    44%4%
  • Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 8.3 mg
    17%52%
  • Selenium27.6 µg · 16.7 µg
    50%30%
  • Vitamin B120.53 µg · 0.21 µg
    22%9%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.069 mg
    16%5%
  • Zinc1.6 mg · 0.61 mg
    14%6%
  • Protein16.3 g · 18.8 g
    33%38%
  • Vitamin B60.28 mg · 0.36 mg
    17%21%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat3.4 g · 2.2 g4%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.2 g · 0.61 g6%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit50.3 mg · 51.5 mg17%·17%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit34.8 mg · 44.8 mg2%·2%
  • Potassium241 mg · 155 mg5%·3%
  • Calcium2.7 mg · 9.1 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.76 mg · 0.63 mg4%·4%
  • Magnesium19.3 mg · 17.6 mg5%·4%
  • Phosphorus158 mg · 138 mg13%·11%
  • Copper0.036 mg · 0.03 mg4%·3%
  • Manganese0.006 mg · 0.01 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1.1 µg · 3.6 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.53 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.49 mg · 0.58 mg10%·12%
  • Folate3.2 µg · 2.4 µg1%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Pork tenderloin, broiled (SR Legacy 168313), Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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