Pork tenderloin vs chicken breast
In short
Gram for gram, there are 13% more calories in pork tenderloin than in chicken breast (187 vs 165 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in pork tenderloin: thiamin (14×), selenium, vitamin B12 (2.9×), riboflavin (3.4×) and 4 more. More in chicken breast: niacin (2.7×) and vitamin B6. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
30.4 g protein · 0 g carbs · 6.3 g fat
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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)82% vs 6%
0.99 mg vs 0.07 mg
- Niacin (B3)32% vs 86%
5.1 mg vs 13.7 mg
- Selenium94% vs 50%
51.6 µg vs 27.6 µg
- Vitamin B1242% vs 14%
1 µg vs 0.34 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)30% vs 9%
0.39 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Zinc27% vs 9%
3 mg vs 1 mg
- Saturated fatlimit11% vs 5%
2.2 g vs 1 g
- Phosphorus24% vs 18%
295 mg vs 228 mg
- Vitamin B631% vs 35%
0.53 mg vs 0.6 mg
- Potassium10% vs 5%
451 mg vs 256 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein30.4 g · 31 g61%·62%
- Total fat6.3 g · 3.6 g8%·5%
- Cholesterollimit94 mg · 85 mg31%·28%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit65 mg · 74 mg3%·3%
- Calcium5 mg · 15 mg<1%·1%
- Iron1.4 mg · 1 mg8%·6%
- Magnesium36 mg · 29 mg9%·7%
- Copper0.068 mg · 0.049 mg8%·5%
- Manganese0.012 mg · 0.017 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin A2 µg · 6 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C1 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.92 mg · 0.96 mg18%·19%
- Folate6 µg · 4 µg2%·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.