Lablab vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lablab and pigeon pea

Lablab has more iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and copper; however, pigeon pea is richer in folate.
Lablab covers your daily iron needs 43% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea has 3 times less zinc than lablab. Lablab has 2.85mg of zinc, while pigeon pea has 0.9mg.
Lablab has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lablab is 45, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Hyacinth beans, 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.

Lablab

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.3%
Contains more IronIron	+312.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+216.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%

~equal in Calcium ~43mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~119mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.501mg

~equal in Selenium ~2.9µg

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.

Lablab

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+84.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2675%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.319mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.58mg	1.11mg	43%
Folate	4µg	111µg	27%
Fiber		6.7g	27%
Zinc	2.85mg	0.9mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.27mg	0.146mg	10%
Magnesium	82mg	46mg	9%
Copper	0.341mg	0.269mg	8%
Protein	8.14g	6.76g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.059mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.411mg	0.781mg	2%
Manganese	0.482mg	0.501mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.05mg	1%
Carbs	20.69g	23.25g	1%
Potassium	337mg	384mg	1%
Calories	117kcal	121kcal	0%
Fats	0.58g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	20.69g	16.55g	N/A
Calcium	40mg	43mg	0%
Phosphorus	120mg	119mg	0%
Sodium	7mg	5mg	0%
Selenium	2.8µg	2.9µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.319mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.099g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.026g	0.003g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.245g	0.205g	0%
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.315mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.691mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.556mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.065mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.41mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.422mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.233mg	0.241mg	0%