Chickpeas vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chickpeas and peas

Chickpeas have more folate, manganese, copper, and iron; however, peas have more vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Peas' daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3054% more.
Chickpeas have 3 times more folate than peas. Chickpeas have 172µg of folate, while peas have 63µg.
Peas have a higher glycemic index than chickpeas.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, 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.

Chickpeas

Peas

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.5%
Contains more IronIron	+87.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+103.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-57.1%

~equal in Potassium ~271mg

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.

Chickpeas

Peas

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more FolateFolate	+173%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+992.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53396.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+547.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	153mg	3054%
Folate	172µg	63µg	27%
Manganese	1.03mg	0.525mg	22%
Copper	0.352mg	0.173mg	20%
Vitamin K	4µg	25.9µg	18%
Iron	2.89mg	1.54mg	17%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	14.2mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.259mg	12%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	2.021mg	9%
Fiber	7.6g	5.5g	8%
Protein	8.86g	5.36g	7%
Phosphorus	168mg	117mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.149mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	0.102g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.216mg	6%
Calories	164kcal	84kcal	4%
Fats	2.59g	0.22g	4%
Carbs	27.42g	15.63g	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	40µg	4%
Zinc	1.53mg	1.19mg	3%
Selenium	3.7µg	1.9µg	3%
Magnesium	48mg	39mg	2%
Calcium	49mg	27mg	2%
Choline	42.8mg	29.7mg	2%
Potassium	291mg	271mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.14mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.269g	0.039g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	0.019g	1%
Fructose		0.41g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	119g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	19.82g	10.13g	N/A
Sugar	4.8g	5.93g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.037mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.201mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.193mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.32mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.314mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.198mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.232mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.105mg	0%