Pigeon pea vs. Cellophane noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pigeon pea and cellophane noodles

Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium; however, cellophane noodles have more iron and selenium.
Daily need coverage for folate for pigeon pea is 27% higher.
Cellophane noodles have 38 times less potassium than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea has 384mg of potassium, while cellophane noodles have 10mg.
Cellophane noodles have a higher glycemic index than pigeon pea.

Food types used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated.

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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

Cellophane noodles

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+3740%
Contains more CopperCopper	+232.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+119.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+271.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+401%

Contains more IronIron	+95.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+172.4%

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

Cellophane noodles

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+290.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+219%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5450%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	111µg	2µg	27%
Fiber	6.7g	0.5g	25%
Carbs	23.25g	86.09g	21%
Copper	0.269mg	0.081mg	21%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.1mg	17%
Choline		93.2mg	17%
Protein	6.76g	0.16g	13%
Iron	1.11mg	2.17mg	13%
Calories	121kcal	351kcal	12%
Phosphorus	119mg	32mg	12%
Potassium	384mg	10mg	11%
Magnesium	46mg	3mg	10%
Selenium	2.9µg	7.9µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0mg	5%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.41mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.2mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.1mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.13mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.018g	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	85.59g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.15mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.05mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.017g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.008g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.002mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.005mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.007mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.013mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.011mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.002mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.01mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.008mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.005mg	0%