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

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

  • Sugar has less copper, folate, manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B5 than pigeon pea raw.
  • Pigeon pea raw's daily need coverage for copper is 117% higher.
  • Pigeon pea raw has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

We used Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw and Sugars, granulated 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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69500%
Contains more IronIron +10360%
Contains more CopperCopper +15000%
Contains more ZincZinc +27500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44675%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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%
Sugar
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +884.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea raw Sugar DV% diff.
Copper 1.057mg 0.007mg 117%
Folate 456µg 0µg 114%
Manganese 1.791mg 0.004mg 78%
Iron 5.23mg 0.05mg 65%
Fiber 15g 0g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0mg 54%
Phosphorus 367mg 0mg 52%
Magnesium 183mg 0mg 44%
Protein 21.7g 0g 43%
Potassium 1392mg 2mg 41%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.01mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 2.965mg 0mg 19%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.6µg 14%
Calcium 130mg 1mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.187mg 0.019mg 13%
Carbs 62.78g 99.98g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 0g 5%
Saturated fat 0.33g 0g 2%
Calories 343kcal 387kcal 2%
Fats 1.49g 0g 2%
Sodium 17mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 47.78g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +52850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.3%

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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

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

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