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Black turtle bean vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black turtle bean and pigeon pea different?

  • Black turtle bean is higher than pigeon pea in iron, folate, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Black turtle bean covers your daily need for iron, 95% more than pigeon pea.
  • Black turtle bean contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than pigeon pea. Black turtle bean contains 0.9mg of vitamin B1, while pigeon pea contains 0.146mg.

Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 114% 48% 132% 326% 333% 60% 189% 1.2% 130% 17%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +247.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +272.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +290.6%
Contains more IronIron +683.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +271.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +269.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
~equal in Selenium ~2.9µg

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.
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% 4.2% 0% 225% 45% 37% 54% 66% 0% 14% 333% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +516.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +227.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +472%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black turtle bean Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Iron 8.7mg 1.11mg 95%
Folate 444µg 111µg 83%
Copper 1mg 0.269mg 81%
Vitamin B1 0.9mg 0.146mg 63%
Phosphorus 440mg 119mg 46%
Fiber 15.5g 6.7g 35%
Potassium 1500mg 384mg 33%
Protein 21.25g 6.76g 29%
Magnesium 160mg 46mg 27%
Manganese 1mg 0.501mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.05mg 18%
Carbs 63.25g 23.25g 13%
Calcium 160mg 43mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.899mg 0.319mg 12%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.9mg 12%
Calories 339kcal 121kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.193mg 0.059mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.955mg 0.781mg 7%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.387g 0.205g 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0.083g 1%
Selenium 3.2µg 2.9µg 1%
Net carbs 47.75g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 2.12g N/A
Sodium 9mg 5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.078g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.894mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 1.697mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 1.459mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.32mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 1.112mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.592mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 63% 11% 4%
Protein: 21.25 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 63.25 g
Water: 11 g
Other: 3.6 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 ProteinProtein +214.3%
Contains more FatsFats +136.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +172%
Contains more OtherOther +239.6%
Contains more WaterWater +523.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.387 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 +2500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.2%

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. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175186/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.