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Lima beans vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and pigeon pea raw

  • The amount of folate, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B5 in pigeon pea raw is higher than in lima beans.
  • Pigeon pea raw covers your daily need for folate, 93% more than lima beans.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw.

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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 31% 5.1% 45% 90% 78% 26% 48% 0.26% 67% 25%
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 less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +664.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +174%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +349.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +190.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +82.2%

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.
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% 3.6% 0% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62% 18%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +299.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +604.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +449.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Folate 83µg 456µg 93%
Copper 0.235mg 1.057mg 91%
Manganese 0.516mg 1.791mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.643mg 40%
Phosphorus 111mg 367mg 37%
Iron 2.39mg 5.23mg 36%
Magnesium 43mg 183mg 33%
Fiber 7g 15g 32%
Protein 7.8g 21.7g 28%
Potassium 508mg 1392mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 1.266mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 2.965mg 16%
Zinc 0.95mg 2.76mg 16%
Carbs 20.88g 62.78g 14%
Calories 115kcal 343kcal 11%
Calcium 17mg 130mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.187mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.283mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 8.2µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.814g 4%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Fats 0.38g 1.49g 2%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.33g 1%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.774mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 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 WaterWater +559%
Contains more ProteinProtein +178.2%
Contains more FatsFats +292.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.7%
Contains more OtherOther +199.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 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 -73%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +376%

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. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/nutrients
  2. 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.

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