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Longan vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between longan and pigeon pea raw

  • Longan has more vitamin C, while pigeon pea raw has more copper, manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and zinc.
  • Pigeon pea raw covers your daily need for copper, 99% more than longan.
  • Pigeon pea raw has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pigeon pea raw is 22, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Longans, raw 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.
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1730%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +423.3%
Contains more IronIron +3923.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +525.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +5420%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1647.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3344.2%

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.
Longan
1
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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1974.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +888.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Folate 456µg 114%
Copper 0.169mg 1.057mg 99%
Vitamin C 84mg 0mg 93%
Manganese 0.052mg 1.791mg 76%
Iron 0.13mg 5.23mg 64%
Fiber 1.1g 15g 56%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.643mg 51%
Phosphorus 21mg 367mg 49%
Magnesium 10mg 183mg 41%
Protein 1.31g 21.7g 41%
Potassium 266mg 1392mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 25%
Zinc 0.05mg 2.76mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 2.965mg 17%
Carbs 15.14g 62.78g 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Calories 60kcal 343kcal 14%
Calcium 1mg 130mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.187mg 4%
Fats 0.1g 1.49g 2%
Saturated fat 0.33g 2%
Sodium 0mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 47.78g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.774mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 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 +681.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1556.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +314.7%
Contains more OtherOther +391.4%

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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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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