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Chickpeas vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpeas and pigeon pea different?

  • Chickpeas have more manganese, iron, folate, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat than pigeon pea.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for chickpeas is 23% higher.
  • Chickpeas contain 6 times more polyunsaturated fat than pigeon pea. While chickpeas contain 1.156g of polyunsaturated fat, pigeon pea contains only 0.205g.
  • Pigeon pea has a lower glycemic index (22) than chickpeas (36).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
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 more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more IronIron +160.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~46mg

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129% 23%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +178%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +55%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpeas Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Manganese 1.03mg 0.501mg 23%
Iron 2.89mg 1.11mg 22%
Folate 172µg 111µg 15%
Copper 0.352mg 0.269mg 9%
Choline 42.8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.05mg 7%
Phosphorus 168mg 119mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.156g 0.205g 6%
Zinc 1.53mg 0.9mg 6%
Fiber 7.6g 6.7g 4%
Protein 8.86g 6.76g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.116mg 0.146mg 3%
Fats 2.59g 0.38g 3%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Potassium 291mg 384mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.526mg 0.781mg 2%
Calories 164kcal 121kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.583g 0.003g 1%
Carbs 27.42g 23.25g 1%
Saturated fat 0.269g 0.083g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.286mg 0.319mg 1%
Selenium 3.7µg 2.9µg 1%
Net carbs 19.82g 16.55g N/A
Magnesium 48mg 46mg 0%
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.059mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.329mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.38mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.631mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.593mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.475mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.372mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.244mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 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 ProteinProtein +31.1%
Contains more FatsFats +581.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%
Contains more OtherOther +15.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19333.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +463.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.1%

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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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/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.