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Pigeon pea raw vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pigeon pea raw and cucumber?

  • Cucumber has less copper, folate, manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and zinc than pigeon pea raw.
  • Pigeon pea raw's daily need coverage for copper is 113% higher.
  • Pigeon pea raw has 65 times more folate than cucumber. Pigeon pea raw has 456µg of folate, while cucumber has 7µg.

We used Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw types in this comparison.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1307.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +846.9%
Contains more IronIron +1767.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2478%
Contains more ZincZinc +1280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1429.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2167.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2281.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2925.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +388.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +607.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +6414.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea raw Cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 1.057mg 0.041mg 113%
Folate 456µg 7µg 112%
Manganese 1.791mg 0.079mg 74%
Iron 5.23mg 0.28mg 62%
Fiber 15g 0.5g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0.027mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 24mg 49%
Protein 21.7g 0.65g 42%
Magnesium 183mg 13mg 40%
Potassium 1392mg 147mg 37%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.2mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 0.259mg 20%
Carbs 62.78g 3.63g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.04mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.965mg 0.098mg 18%
Calories 343kcal 15kcal 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.3µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.187mg 0.033mg 12%
Calcium 130mg 16mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 0.032g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Fats 1.49g 0.11g 2%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.33g 0.037g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Net carbs 47.78g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3238.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1254.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1629.5%
Contains more OtherOther +805.3%
Contains more WaterWater +799.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2443.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.