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

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Differences between pigeon pea raw and oranges

  • Pigeon pea raw is higher in copper, folate, manganese, iron, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, magnesium, and potassium; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Pigeon pea raw's daily need coverage for copper is 112% higher.
  • Pigeon pea raw has 72 times more manganese than oranges. While pigeon pea raw has 1.791mg of manganese, oranges have only 0.025mg.
  • Pigeon pea raw has a lower glycemic index (22) than oranges (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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%
Orange
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1730%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +669.1%
Contains more IronIron +5130%
Contains more CopperCopper +2248.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3842.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2521.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7064%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Orange
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +639.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +367.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +951.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +371.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1420%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
~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 Orange DV% diff.
Copper 1.057mg 0.045mg 112%
Folate 456µg 30µg 107%
Manganese 1.791mg 0.025mg 77%
Iron 5.23mg 0.1mg 64%
Vitamin C 0mg 53.2mg 59%
Fiber 15g 2.4g 50%
Phosphorus 367mg 14mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0.087mg 46%
Protein 21.7g 0.94g 42%
Magnesium 183mg 10mg 41%
Potassium 1392mg 181mg 36%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.07mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 0.25mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.965mg 0.282mg 17%
Carbs 62.78g 11.75g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.06mg 17%
Calories 343kcal 47kcal 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.5µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.187mg 0.04mg 11%
Calcium 130mg 40mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 0.025g 5%
Fats 1.49g 0.12g 2%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.33g 0.015g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 47.78g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0.018mg 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
Orange
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2208.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1141.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +434.3%
Contains more OtherOther +681.8%
Contains more WaterWater +719.2%

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
Orange
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3156%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +91.7%

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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

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

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