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Pigeon pea vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pigeon pea and glutinous rice?

  • Pigeon pea is richer than glutinous rice in folate, copper, fiber, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamin B1, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Pigeon pea's daily need coverage for folate is 28% more.
  • Pigeon pea has 38 times more potassium than glutinous rice. While pigeon pea has 384mg of potassium, glutinous rice has only 10mg.
  • The glycemic index of pigeon pea is lower.

We used Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked types in this article.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3740%
Contains more IronIron +692.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +449%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1387.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.1%
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +169.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +11000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Folate 111µg 1µg 28%
Copper 0.269mg 0.049mg 24%
Fiber 6.7g 1g 23%
Phosphorus 119mg 8mg 16%
Iron 1.11mg 0.14mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.02mg 11%
Potassium 384mg 10mg 11%
Manganese 0.501mg 0.262mg 10%
Magnesium 46mg 5mg 10%
Protein 6.76g 2.02g 9%
Selenium 2.9µg 5.6µg 5%
Calcium 43mg 2mg 4%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.41mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.013mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.215mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.069g 1%
Calories 121kcal 97kcal 1%
Carbs 23.25g 21.09g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.123mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +234.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +1414.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +197.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2233.3%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.