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Barley vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are barley and pigeon pea different?

  • Barley is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, while pigeon pea is higher in folate, copper, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Pigeon pea covers your daily need for folate, 24% more than barley.
  • Barley contains 3 times more selenium than pigeon pea. Barley contains 8.6µg of selenium, while pigeon pea contains 2.9µg.

Barley, pearled, cooked and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Barley
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 33% 13% 34% 42% 90% 25% 51% 0.65% 65% 16%
Contains more IronIron +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +196.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.9mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Barley
Barley
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 14% 15% 19% 12% 0% 0% 83% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +593.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barley Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Folate 16µg 111µg 24%
Copper 0.105mg 0.269mg 18%
Fiber 3.8g 6.7g 12%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.501mg 11%
Selenium 8.6µg 2.9µg 10%
Phosphorus 54mg 119mg 9%
Potassium 93mg 384mg 9%
Protein 2.26g 6.76g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.781mg 8%
Magnesium 22mg 46mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.083mg 0.146mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.05mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.319mg 4%
Calcium 11mg 43mg 3%
Iron 1.33mg 1.11mg 3%
Carbs 28.22g 23.25g 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Zinc 0.82mg 0.9mg 1%
Calories 123kcal 121kcal 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 24.42g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 3mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.059mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.093g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.057g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.214g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.077mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.083mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.154mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.127mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.111mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.051mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
7% 23% 69%
Protein: 6.76 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 68.55 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +199.1%
Contains more OtherOther +278.6%
~equal in Water ~68.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Barley
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.205 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.205g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/nutrients
  2. Pigeon pea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172437/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.