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Pigeon pea vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pigeon pea and great northern beans?

  • Great northern beans is richer than pigeon pea in iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Great northern beans's daily need coverage for iron is 13% more.

We used Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.1%
Contains more IronIron +91.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~50mg
~equal in Potassium ~391mg
~equal in Copper ~0.247mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.88mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.518mg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~102µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Great northern beans DV% diff.
Iron 1.11mg 2.13mg 13%
Phosphorus 119mg 165mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.117mg 5%
Calcium 43mg 68mg 3%
Protein 6.76g 8.33g 3%
Selenium 2.9µg 4.1µg 2%
Folate 111µg 102µg 2%
Copper 0.269mg 0.247mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.158mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Carbs 23.25g 21.09g 1%
Magnesium 46mg 50mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.266mg 1%
Fiber 6.7g 7g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 0.681mg 1%
Manganese 0.501mg 0.518mg 1%
Calories 121kcal 118kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 14.09g N/A
Potassium 384mg 391mg 0%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.88mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.059mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.14g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.021g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.187g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.232mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.2%
Contains more FatsFats +18.4%
~equal in Carbs ~21.09g
~equal in Water ~69g
~equal in Other ~1.13g

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
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.187g

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.