Cranberry beans vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cranberry beans and pigeon pea

Cranberry beans has more folate, iron, fiber, and vitamin B1; however, pigeon pea is richer in manganese.
Cranberry beans's daily need coverage for folate is 24% more.
Cranberry beans contains 2 times more iron than pigeon pea. Cranberry beans contains 2.09mg of iron, while pigeon pea contains 1.11mg.
Cranberry beans has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cranberry beans is 35, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Cranberry beans

Pigeon pea

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.3%
Contains more IronIron	+88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%

Contains more CopperCopper	+16.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+123.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~46mg

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

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.

Cranberry beans

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62%
Contains more FolateFolate	+86.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	207µg	111µg	24%
Iron	2.09mg	1.11mg	12%
Fiber	8.6g	6.7g	8%
Manganese	0.37mg	0.501mg	6%
Protein	9.34g	6.76g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.21mg	0.146mg	5%
Copper	0.231mg	0.269mg	4%
Selenium	1.3µg	2.9µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.319mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.515mg	0.781mg	2%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.9mg	2%
Phosphorus	135mg	119mg	2%
Calories	136kcal	121kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.059mg	1%
Calcium	50mg	43mg	1%
Magnesium	50mg	46mg	1%
Fats	0.46g	0.38g	0%
Carbs	24.46g	23.25g	0%
Net carbs	15.86g	16.55g	N/A
Potassium	387mg	384mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	5mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.119g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.04g	0.003g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.199g	0.205g	0%
Tryptophan	0.111mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.412mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.746mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.641mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.14mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.505mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.26mg	0.241mg	0%