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.

Pigeon pea

Barley

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.

Pigeon pea

Barley

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			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%