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Mung bean vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mung beans and pigeon pea

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and potassium than pigeon pea.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 129% more.
  • Mung beans contain 8 times more vitamin B6 than pigeon pea. Mung beans contain 0.382mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea contains 0.05mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
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 +310.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.5%
Contains more IronIron +507.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +249.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +182.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +294.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +498.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +664%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +463.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 111µg 129%
Copper 0.941mg 0.269mg 75%
Iron 6.74mg 1.11mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.146mg 40%
Fiber 16.3g 6.7g 38%
Phosphorus 367mg 119mg 35%
Magnesium 189mg 46mg 34%
Protein 23.86g 6.76g 34%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.319mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.05mg 26%
Potassium 1246mg 384mg 25%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.501mg 23%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.9mg 16%
Carbs 62.62g 23.25g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.059mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 121kcal 11%
Selenium 8.2µg 2.9µg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.781mg 9%
Calcium 132mg 43mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.205g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.083g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Sodium 15mg 5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 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 ProteinProtein +253%
Contains more FatsFats +202.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.3%
Contains more OtherOther +213.2%
Contains more WaterWater +657.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 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 +5266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.1%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.