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Pigeon pea vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pigeon pea and barley different?

  • Pigeon pea is richer in folate, copper, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while barley is higher in selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Pigeon pea covers your daily need for folate, 24% more than barley.
  • Pigeon pea contains 4 times more potassium than barley. Pigeon pea contains 384mg of potassium, while barley contains 93mg.

Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Barley, pearled, cooked types were used in this article.

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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 33% 13% 34% 42% 90% 25% 51% 0.65% 65% 16%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.4%
Contains more IronIron +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +196.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.82mg

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% 0% 0% 37% 14% 15% 19% 12% 0% 0% 83% 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% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +593.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Barley DV% diff.
Folate 111µg 16µg 24%
Copper 0.269mg 0.105mg 18%
Fiber 6.7g 3.8g 12%
Manganese 0.501mg 0.259mg 11%
Selenium 2.9µg 8.6µg 10%
Phosphorus 119mg 54mg 9%
Potassium 384mg 93mg 9%
Protein 6.76g 2.26g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 2.063mg 8%
Magnesium 46mg 22mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.083mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.115mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.135mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 11mg 3%
Iron 1.11mg 1.33mg 3%
Carbs 23.25g 28.22g 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.82mg 1%
Calories 121kcal 123kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.28g N/A
Sodium 5mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.062mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.057g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.214g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 23% 69%
Protein: 6.76 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 68.55 g
Other: 1.06 g
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +199.1%
Contains more OtherOther +278.6%
Contains more FatsFats +15.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.4%
~equal in Water ~68.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.205 g
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1800%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.214g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172437/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.