Pigeon pea vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pigeon pea and baked beans?

Pigeon pea is higher in folate, copper, and manganese, yet baked beans are higher in iron, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Baked beans' daily need coverage for sodium is 18% more.
Pigeon pea has 2 times more folate than baked beans. While pigeon pea has 111µg of folate, baked beans have only 48µg.
The amount of saturated fat in pigeon pea is lower.
The glycemic index of pigeon pea is lower.

We used Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared types 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

Baked beans

Contains more CopperCopper	+69.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+41.9%
Contains more IronIron	+79.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+96.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

~equal in Potassium ~358mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~109mg

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

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+105.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+131.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.136mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5mg	422mg	18%
Folate	111µg	48µg	16%
Copper	0.269mg	0.159mg	12%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.255mg	11%
Iron	1.11mg	1.99mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.083g	1.948g	8%
Fats	0.38g	5.15g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	2.133g	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	5.7µg	5%
Fiber	6.7g	5.5g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.74g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.155mg	3%
Calories	121kcal	155kcal	2%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.73mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.408mg	2%
Calcium	43mg	61mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Protein	6.76g	5.54g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.136mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.049mg	1%
Phosphorus	119mg	109mg	1%
Potassium	384mg	358mg	1%
Magnesium	46mg	43mg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	21.63g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Net carbs	16.55g	16.13g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.153mg	0%