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

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A recap on differences between pigeon pea and french beans

  • Pigeon pea has more copper, folate, and manganese; however, french beans is higher in fiber.
  • Pigeon pea covers your daily copper needs 17% more than french beans.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.5%
~equal in Potassium ~370mg
~equal in Iron ~1.08mg

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 4% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea French beans DV% diff.
Copper 0.269mg 0.115mg 17%
Fiber 6.7g 9.4g 11%
Folate 111µg 75µg 9%
Manganese 0.501mg 0.382mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.105mg 4%
Selenium 2.9µg 1.2µg 3%
Magnesium 46mg 56mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.222mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.453g 2%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.64mg 2%
Phosphorus 119mg 102mg 2%
Protein 6.76g 7.05g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 0.546mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.76g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.13mg 1%
Calories 121kcal 129kcal 0%
Carbs 23.25g 24.02g 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 14.62g N/A
Potassium 384mg 370mg 0%
Iron 1.11mg 1.08mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.062mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.297mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.484mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.381mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.196mg 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
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
~equal in Protein ~7.05g
~equal in Carbs ~24.02g
~equal in Water ~66.57g

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
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1633.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.083g

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.