Oatmeal vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between oatmeal and pigeon pea

Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin A; however, pigeon pea is higher in copper, fiber, folate, and potassium.
Oatmeal covers your daily iron needs 61% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 144 times less vitamin A than oatmeal. Oatmeal contains 433IU of vitamin A, while pigeon pea contains 3IU.
The glycemic index of oatmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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.

Oatmeal

Pigeon pea

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86%
Contains more IronIron	+436.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+529.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+307.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%

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.

Oatmeal

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+264.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+287.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+480%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+152.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.319mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.96mg	1.11mg	61%
Copper	0.066mg	0.269mg	23%
Fiber	1.7g	6.7g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.05mg	18%
Folate	44µg	111µg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.025mg	0.781mg	14%
Vitamin A	130µg	0µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.215mg	0.059mg	12%
Potassium	61mg	384mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.146mg	10%
Protein	2.37g	6.76g	9%
Phosphorus	77mg	119mg	6%
Magnesium	26mg	46mg	5%
Selenium	5µg	2.9µg	4%
Calcium	80mg	43mg	4%
Carbs	11.67g	23.25g	4%
Starch	10.37g		4%
Calories	68kcal	121kcal	3%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.9mg	3%
Manganese	0.558mg	0.501mg	2%
Fats	1.36g	0.38g	2%
Sodium	49mg	5mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.426g	0.205g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.391g	0.003g	1%
Choline	4.7mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.226g	0.083g	1%
Net carbs	9.97g	16.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.46g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Vitamin B5	0.317mg	0.319mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.003g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.105mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.2mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.135mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.04mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.241mg	0%