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Pigeon pea vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pigeon pea and dried fruit

  • Pigeon pea has more folate, manganese, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, iron, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for dried fruit is 72% higher.
  • Dried fruit has 11 times less folate than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea has 111µg of folate, while dried fruit has 10µg.

Food types used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 33% 13% 34% 42% 90% 25% 51% 0.65% 65% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.6%
Contains more IronIron +139.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 14% 15% 19% 12% 0% 0% 83% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +873.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1010%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +231.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Dried fruit DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.33mg 29%
Folate 111µg 10µg 25%
Potassium 384mg 1162mg 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Iron 1.11mg 2.66mg 19%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Carbs 23.25g 62.64g 13%
Manganese 0.501mg 0.235mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 2.589mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.015mg 11%
Copper 0.269mg 0.343mg 8%
Protein 6.76g 3.39g 7%
Phosphorus 119mg 71mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.143mg 7%
Calories 121kcal 241kcal 6%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.39mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.516mg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Magnesium 46mg 32mg 3%
Fiber 6.7g 7.3g 2%
Selenium 2.9µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 55mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.074g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 55.34g N/A
Sugar 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 5mg 10mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 23% 69%
Protein: 6.76 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 68.55 g
Other: 1.06 g
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.4%
Contains more WaterWater +121.9%
Contains more FatsFats +34.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.4%
Contains more OtherOther +142.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.205 g
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2366.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pigeon pea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172437/nutrients
  2. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.