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Cereal vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and pigeon pea raw different?

  • Cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and zinc; however, pigeon pea raw is richer in copper, fiber, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 470% higher.
  • Cereal contains 100 times more vitamin A than pigeon pea raw. While cereal contains 2792IU of vitamin A, pigeon pea raw contains only 28IU.
  • Pigeon pea raw has a lower glycemic index (22) than cereal (69).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw are the varieties 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.
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 39% 123% 196% 352% 75% 157% 2.2% 234% 45%
Contains more IronIron +551.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +175.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +863.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1225.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +376.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.2%

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.
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 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% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +81300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +877.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1969.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +899%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2015.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +460.2%
~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 Cereal Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.643mg 470%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.283mg 439%
Iron 34.06mg 5.23mg 360%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.187mg 283%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 2.965mg 167%
Folate 456µg 114%
Copper 0.137mg 1.057mg 102%
Vitamin A 814µg 1µg 90%
Fiber 1.4g 15g 54%
Zinc 7.6mg 2.76mg 44%
Manganese 0.79mg 1.791mg 44%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Phosphorus 77mg 367mg 41%
Magnesium 19mg 183mg 39%
Potassium 105mg 1392mg 38%
Sodium 795mg 17mg 34%
Protein 6.06g 21.7g 31%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 1.266mg 21%
Calcium 10mg 130mg 12%
Carbs 86.85g 62.78g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.814g 3%
Selenium 6.3µg 8.2µg 3%
Calories 378kcal 343kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 1.49g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.33g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.774mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
22% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.7 g
Fats: 1.49 g
Carbs: 62.78 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 3.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +258.1%
Contains more FatsFats +38%
Contains more WaterWater +180.2%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.9%

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. Pigeon pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172436/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.