Pigeon pea vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pigeon pea and arborio rice

Pigeon pea has more copper, folate, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and manganese; however, arborio rice is higher in selenium.
Pigeon pea covers your daily copper needs 22% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 43 times less calcium than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea contains 43mg of calcium, while arborio rice contains 1mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, 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.

Pigeon pea

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1376.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+273.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+260.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.3%

Contains more IronIron	+31.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+158.6%

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.

Pigeon pea

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+268.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	6.7g		27%
Copper	0.269mg	0.072mg	22%
Folate	111µg	59µg	13%
Phosphorus	119mg	33mg	12%
Potassium	384mg	26mg	11%
Protein	6.76g	2.36g	9%
Magnesium	46mg	8mg	9%
Selenium	2.9µg	7.5µg	8%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.357mg	6%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.4mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	1.493mg	4%
Iron	1.11mg	1.46mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	1mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.016mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.397mg	2%
Carbs	23.25g	28.73g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.164mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.059mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.05g	1%
Calories	121kcal	130kcal	0%
Fats	0.38g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	28.73g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	0mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.058g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.056mg	0%