Macadamia vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between macadamia and pigeon pea

Macadamia has more manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while pigeon pea has more folate.
Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 158% more than pigeon pea.
Macadamia contains 145 times more saturated fat than pigeon pea. While macadamia contains 12.061g of saturated fat, pigeon pea contains only 0.083g.
Macadamia has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of macadamia is 10, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, macadamia nuts, 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.

Macadamia

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+182.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.7%
Contains more IronIron	+232.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+724.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.1%

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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.

Macadamia

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+718.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+450%

Contains more FolateFolate

+909.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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			DV% diff.
Manganese	4.131mg	0.501mg	158%
Monounsaturated fat	58.877g	0.003g	147%
Fats	75.77g	0.38g	116%
Vitamin B1	1.195mg	0.146mg	87%
Saturated fat	12.061g	0.083g	54%
Copper	0.756mg	0.269mg	54%
Iron	3.69mg	1.11mg	32%
Calories	718kcal	121kcal	30%
Folate	11µg	111µg	25%
Magnesium	130mg	46mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.275mg	0.05mg	17%
Vitamin B3	2.473mg	0.781mg	11%
Phosphorus	188mg	119mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.502g	0.205g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.758mg	0.319mg	9%
Fiber	8.6g	6.7g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.059mg	8%
Zinc	1.3mg	0.9mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.54mg		4%
Calcium	85mg	43mg	4%
Carbs	13.82g	23.25g	3%
Protein	7.91g	6.76g	2%
Selenium	3.6µg	2.9µg	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	5.22g	16.55g	N/A
Potassium	368mg	384mg	0%
Sugar	4.57g		N/A
Starch	1.05g		0%
Sodium	5mg	5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.37mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.018mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.665mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.363mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.241mg	0%
Fructose	0.07g		0%