Pigeon pea vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pigeon pea and buckwheat

Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, potassium, and phosphorus than buckwheat.
Pigeon pea's daily need coverage for folate is 24% more.
Pigeon pea contains 6 times more calcium than buckwheat. Pigeon pea contains 43mg of calcium, while buckwheat contains 7mg.
Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Buckwheat groats, roasted, 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

Buckwheat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+514.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+336.4%
Contains more IronIron	+38.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+84.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%

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

Buckwheat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+265%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+692.9%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	111µg	14µg	24%
Fiber	6.7g	2.7g	16%
Copper	0.269mg	0.146mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.04mg	9%
Potassium	384mg	88mg	9%
Protein	6.76g	3.38g	7%
Phosphorus	119mg	70mg	7%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.403mg	4%
Iron	1.11mg	0.8mg	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	7mg	4%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.61mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.077mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.9µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.039mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.359mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.94mg	1%
Calories	121kcal	92kcal	1%
Selenium	2.9µg	2.2µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.09mg	1%
Magnesium	46mg	51mg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	19.94g	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.62g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	17.24g	N/A
Sugar		0.9g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.134g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.188g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.188g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.049mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.129mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.127mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.212mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.044mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.133mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.079mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%