Pork tenderloin vs chicken breast
In short
One serving each: 159 calories in pork tenderloin (3 oz, 85 g), 140 calories in chicken breast (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in pork tenderloin: thiamin (14×), selenium, vitamin B12 (2.9×), riboflavin (3.4×) and 3 more. More in chicken breast: niacin (2.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3 oz (85 g) · 25.9 g protein · 0 g carbs · 5.4 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 26.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Thiamin (B1)70% vs 5%
0.84 mg vs 0.06 mg
- Niacin (B3)27% vs 73%
4.4 mg vs 11.7 mg
- Selenium80% vs 43%
43.9 µg vs 23.5 µg
- Vitamin B1235% vs 12%
0.85 µg vs 0.29 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)25% vs 7%
0.33 mg vs 0.097 mg
- Zinc23% vs 8%
2.5 mg vs 0.85 mg
- Saturated fatlimit10% vs 4%
1.9 g vs 0.86 g
- Phosphorus20% vs 16%
251 mg vs 194 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein25.9 g · 26.4 g52%·53%
- Total fat5.4 g · 3 g7%·4%
- Cholesterollimit79.9 mg · 72.3 mg27%·24%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit55.3 mg · 62.9 mg2%·3%
- Potassium383 mg · 218 mg8%·5%
- Calcium4.3 mg · 12.8 mg<1%·1%
- Iron1.2 mg · 0.88 mg7%·5%
- Magnesium30.6 mg · 24.6 mg7%·6%
- Copper0.058 mg · 0.042 mg6%·5%
- Manganese0.01 mg · 0.014 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A1.7 µg · 5.1 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C0.85 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.78 mg · 0.82 mg16%·16%
- Vitamin B60.45 mg · 0.51 mg26%·30%
- Folate5.1 µg · 3.4 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.