Beef tenderloin is long, slender muscle that is butchered from the loin of a steer. Also known as a tenderloin roast, this cut of meat is often cut down into steaks, the most famous of which is the filet mignon. Relatively lean, with a mild beef flavor, finer texture and more tender than many beef cuts, beef tenderloin provides many nutrients that the body requires.
Contents
Beef tenderloin, in an 8-oz. serving size, weighs 226 g total. Around 66 g of that weight is made of protein. Fats make up almost 20 g, or around 30 percent of the amount of fat recommended per day. The remainder is made of other nutrients and water. Beef tenderloin contains no carbohydrates.
Calories
There are around 450 calories in 8 oz. of beef tenderloin. More than 40 percent of those calories, or 170 calories total, come from fat alone.
Vitamins
Beef tenderloin is also a good source of many vitamins. Within an 8-oz. serving, they include 4 mcg of vitamin B12 at over 150 percent, 18 mg of vitamin niacin for over 100 percent, 1.5 mg of vitamin B6 at around 100 percent, 0.35 mg riboflavin at 30 percent of the daily recommended intake for the average adult. Other vitamins in beef tenderloin include pantothenic acid, thiamine, folate, vitamin E and vitamin K.
Minerals
A range of minerals are available from beef tenderloin. An 8-oz. serving has 12 mg of zinc over 100 percent, 522 mg of phosphorus for over 75 percent, 75 mcg of selenium or 135 percent and approximately 850 mg of potassium at around 18 percent and 4 mg of iron for 50 percent of what an average adult diet requires each day. Beef tenderloin contains smaller quantities of other minerals, such as calcium, sodium, copper and manganese.
Other Information
A single 8-oz. serving of beef tenderloin also holds around 180 mg of cholesterol, or well over half of the daily amount recommended. The same measure is also high in fat, delivering almost 20 g, or 30 percent, of the recommended daily intake. Nearly half of the fat in beef tenderloin is saturated fat. There is little fiber in beef tenderloin.
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