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

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A recap on the differences between green beans and pigeon pea

  • Green beans have more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, pigeon pea is higher in copper, folate, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Pigeon pea covers your daily copper needs 24% more than green beans.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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 less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +371.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +310.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
~equal in Calcium ~43mg

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +331.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +236.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Copper 0.057mg 0.269mg 24%
Folate 33µg 111µg 20%
Fiber 3.2g 6.7g 14%
Phosphorus 29mg 119mg 13%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 0mg 11%
Protein 1.89g 6.76g 10%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.501mg 9%
Magnesium 18mg 46mg 7%
Potassium 146mg 384mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.146mg 6%
Iron 0.65mg 1.11mg 6%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.9mg 6%
Carbs 7.88g 23.25g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.319mg 5%
Selenium 0.2µg 2.9µg 5%
Calories 35kcal 121kcal 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.059mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.781mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 16.55g N/A
Calcium 44mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 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 WaterWater +30.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.7%
Contains more FatsFats +35.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195.1%
Contains more OtherOther +45.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.4%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.