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

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The main differences between pigeon pea raw and teff

  • Pigeon pea raw has more folate, copper, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for pigeon pea raw is 110% higher.
  • Teff has 13 times less potassium than pigeon pea raw. Pigeon pea raw has 1392mg of potassium, while teff has 107mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than pigeon pea raw.

Food types used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw and Teff, cooked.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +165.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1200.9%
Contains more IronIron +155.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +367.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.7%

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2433.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea raw Teff DV% diff.
Folate 456µg 18µg 110%
Copper 1.057mg 0.226mg 92%
Fiber 15g 2.8g 49%
Manganese 1.791mg 2.86mg 46%
Iron 5.23mg 2.05mg 40%
Potassium 1392mg 107mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0.183mg 38%
Protein 21.7g 3.87g 36%
Phosphorus 367mg 120mg 35%
Magnesium 183mg 50mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.266mg 25%
Zinc 2.76mg 1.11mg 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Carbs 62.78g 19.86g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.097mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.965mg 0.909mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.187mg 0.033mg 12%
Calories 343kcal 101kcal 12%
Calcium 130mg 49mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.814g 5%
Saturated fat 0.33g 2%
Fats 1.49g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 47.78g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 17mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.785mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.549mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.521mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.243mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.858mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +460.7%
Contains more FatsFats +129.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +216.1%
Contains more OtherOther +398.6%
Contains more WaterWater +607.6%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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