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

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Significant differences between navy beans and pigeon pea

Navy beans have more iron, fiber, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B6; however, pigeon pea is richer in copper.
Navy beans cover your daily iron needs 16% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea has 3 times less vitamin B6 than navy beans. Navy beans have 0.138mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea has 0.05mg.
Navy beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of navy beans is 39, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, navy, 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.

Navy beans

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60.5%
Contains more IronIron	+112.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more CopperCopper

+28.1%

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.501mg

~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.

Navy beans

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.36mg	1.11mg	16%
Fiber	10.5g	6.7g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.237mg	0.146mg	8%
Choline	44.7mg		8%
Copper	0.21mg	0.269mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.05mg	7%
Folate	140µg	111µg	7%
Starch	15.4g		6%
Phosphorus	144mg	119mg	4%
Calcium	69mg	43mg	3%
Protein	8.23g	6.76g	3%
Magnesium	53mg	46mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.49g	0.205g	2%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin B5	0.266mg	0.319mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.649mg	0.781mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.066mg	0.059mg	1%
Calories	140kcal	121kcal	1%
Manganese	0.527mg	0.501mg	1%
Zinc	1.03mg	0.9mg	1%
Carbs	26.05g	23.25g	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Fats	0.62g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	15.55g	16.55g	N/A
Potassium	389mg	384mg	0%
Sugar	0.37g		N/A
Sodium	0mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Selenium	2.9µg	2.9µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.098g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.142g	0.003g	0%
Tryptophan	0.1mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.289mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.387mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.7mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.52mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.111mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.471mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.504mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.206mg	0.241mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.177g		N/A