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Pigeon pea raw vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pigeon pea raw and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less folate, copper, manganese, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and zinc.
  • Pigeon pea raw covers your daily folate needs 114% more than brown sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw and Sugars, brown.

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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 131% 39% 123% 196% 352% 75% 157% 2.2% 234% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +946.6%
Contains more IronIron +636.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2148.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +9100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9075%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2698.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +583.3%

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.
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% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2595.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +859.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +590.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +45500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea raw Brown sugar DV% diff.
Folate 456µg 1µg 114%
Copper 1.057mg 0.047mg 112%
Manganese 1.791mg 0.064mg 75%
Fiber 15g 0g 60%
Iron 5.23mg 0.71mg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0mg 54%
Phosphorus 367mg 4mg 52%
Protein 21.7g 0.12g 43%
Magnesium 183mg 9mg 41%
Potassium 1392mg 133mg 37%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.03mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 0.132mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.041mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.965mg 0.11mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.187mg 0mg 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 1.2µg 13%
Carbs 62.78g 98.09g 12%
Calcium 130mg 83mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 0g 5%
Saturated fat 0.33g 0g 2%
Calories 343kcal 380kcal 2%
Fats 1.49g 0g 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 47.78g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Sodium 17mg 28mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.7 g
Fats: 1.49 g
Carbs: 62.78 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 3.44 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17983.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +690.3%
Contains more OtherOther +664.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.2%

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. Pigeon pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172436/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

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

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