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, fats, and selenium.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.136mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5mg	422mg	18%
Folate	111µg	48µg	16%
Copper	0.269mg	0.159mg	12%
Iron	1.11mg	1.99mg	11%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.255mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.083g	1.948g	8%
Fats	0.38g	5.15g	7%
Fiber	6.7g	5.5g	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	5.7µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	2.133g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.74g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.155mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.09mg	3%
Calories	121kcal	155kcal	2%
Protein	6.76g	5.54g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Calcium	43mg	61mg	2%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.73mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.408mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	21.63g	1%
Magnesium	46mg	43mg	1%
Potassium	384mg	358mg	1%
Phosphorus	119mg	109mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.136mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.049mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	1.5	N/A
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%