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Pistachio vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pistachios and pigeon pea

  • The amount of vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, manganese, potassium, magnesium, and fiber in pistachios is higher than in pigeon pea.
  • Pistachios cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 127% more than pigeon pea.
  • Pistachios contain 71 times more saturated fat than pigeon pea. While pistachios contain 5.907g of saturated fat, pigeon pea contains only 0.083g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, pistachio 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
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 +163%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166.9%
Contains more IronIron +253.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +383.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +311.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.4%

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 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% 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 +495.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +171.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3300%
Contains more FolateFolate +117.6%
~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 Pistachio Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.05mg 127%
Copper 1.3mg 0.269mg 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 0.205g 95%
Fats 45.32g 0.38g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0.146mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 0.003g 58%
Phosphorus 490mg 119mg 53%
Iron 3.92mg 1.11mg 35%
Manganese 1.2mg 0.501mg 30%
Protein 20.16g 6.76g 27%
Saturated fat 5.907g 0.083g 26%
Calories 560kcal 121kcal 22%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 19%
Potassium 1025mg 384mg 19%
Magnesium 121mg 46mg 18%
Fiber 10.6g 6.7g 16%
Folate 51µg 111µg 15%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.9mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.059mg 8%
Selenium 7µg 2.9µg 7%
Calcium 105mg 43mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.319mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0.781mg 3%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Carbs 27.17g 23.25g 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 7.66g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0.241mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 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 +198.2%
Contains more FatsFats +11826.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +181.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1468.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 53% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.907 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.38 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 +775133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6914.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/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.

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