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Peas vs. Pinto beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peas and pinto beans different?

  • Peas are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while pinto beans is higher in folate, fiber, selenium, and iron.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3056% more than pinto beans.
  • Peas have a higher glycemic index (54) than pinto beans (39).

Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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.
Peas
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.9%
Contains more IronIron +35.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +226.3%

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.
Peas
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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 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1675%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +535.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72757.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +640%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +571.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +173%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.229mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peas Pinto beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 153mg 0.21mg 3056%
Folate 63µg 172µg 27%
Vitamin K 25.9µg 3.5µg 19%
Vitamin C 14.2mg 0.8mg 15%
Fiber 5.5g 9g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.021mg 0.318mg 11%
Selenium 1.9µg 6.2µg 8%
Iron 1.54mg 2.09mg 7%
Protein 5.36g 9.01g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.149mg 0.062mg 7%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.259mg 0.193mg 6%
Copper 0.173mg 0.219mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.94mg 5%
Potassium 271mg 436mg 5%
Phosphorus 117mg 147mg 4%
Carbs 15.63g 26.22g 4%
Vitamin A 40µg 0µg 4%
Calories 84kcal 143kcal 3%
Manganese 0.525mg 0.453mg 3%
Magnesium 39mg 50mg 3%
Zinc 1.19mg 0.98mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 46mg 2%
Fats 0.22g 0.65g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.235g 1%
Choline 29.7mg 35.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.41g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.229mg 1%
Net carbs 10.13g 17.22g N/A
Sugar 5.93g 0.34g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.136g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.133g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0.426mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.765mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.198mg 0.531mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0.519mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 0.247mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
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5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
9% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.1%
Contains more FatsFats +195.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.8%
Contains more OtherOther +27.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
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24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.22 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.41 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.18 g
Galactose: 0 g
98% 2%
Starch: 15.15 g
Sucrose: 0.34 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1435.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients
  2. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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