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

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A recap on differences between molasses and pigeon pea raw

  • Molasses have more vitamin B6, selenium, and magnesium; however, pigeon pea raw is higher in folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Pigeon pea raw covers your daily folate needs 114% more than molasses.
  • Pigeon pea raw contains 2 times less vitamin B6 than molasses. Molasses contain 0.67mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea raw contains 0.283mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Molasses 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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +117.1%
Contains more IronIron +10.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +117%
Contains more ZincZinc +851.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1083.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.1%
~equal in Potassium ~1392mg

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% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +136.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1468.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Folate 0µg 456µg 114%
Copper 0.487mg 1.057mg 63%
Fiber 0g 15g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.643mg 50%
Phosphorus 31mg 367mg 48%
Protein 0g 21.7g 43%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.283mg 30%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.76mg 22%
Selenium 17.8µg 8.2µg 17%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.187mg 14%
Magnesium 242mg 183mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 2.965mg 13%
Manganese 1.53mg 1.791mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 1.266mg 9%
Calcium 205mg 130mg 8%
Iron 4.72mg 5.23mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.814g 5%
Carbs 74.73g 62.78g 4%
Calories 290kcal 343kcal 3%
Fats 0.1g 1.49g 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Potassium 1464mg 1392mg 2%
Sodium 37mg 17mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.33g 1%
Net carbs 74.73g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 74.72g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 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 CarbsCarbs +19%
Contains more WaterWater +106.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +1390%
~equal in Other ~3.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -94.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1528%

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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/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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