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

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A recap on the differences between french beans and pigeon pea

  • French beans has more fiber; however, pigeon pea is higher in copper, folate, and manganese.
  • Pigeon pea covers your daily copper needs 17% more than french beans.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, french, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.7%
~equal in Potassium ~384mg
~equal in Iron ~1.11mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 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% 0% 0% 37% 14% 15% 19% 12% 0% 0% 83% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +48%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French beans Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Copper 0.115mg 0.269mg 17%
Fiber 9.4g 6.7g 11%
Folate 75µg 111µg 9%
Manganese 0.382mg 0.501mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.05mg 4%
Selenium 1.2µg 2.9µg 3%
Magnesium 56mg 46mg 2%
Calcium 63mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.222mg 0.319mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.453g 0.205g 2%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.9mg 2%
Phosphorus 102mg 119mg 2%
Protein 7.05g 6.76g 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.546mg 0.781mg 1%
Fats 0.76g 0.38g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.146mg 1%
Calories 129kcal 121kcal 0%
Carbs 24.02g 23.25g 0%
Net carbs 14.62g 16.55g N/A
Potassium 370mg 384mg 0%
Iron 1.08mg 1.11mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.059mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.297mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.484mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.381mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 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 FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
~equal in Protein ~6.76g
~equal in Carbs ~23.25g
~equal in Water ~68.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 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 +1633.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.083g

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.