Pigeon pea vs. Lablab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pigeon pea and lablab

Pigeon pea has more folate; however, lablab is richer in iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and copper.
Lablab covers your daily iron needs 43% more than pigeon pea.
Lablab has 28 times less folate than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea has 111µg of folate, while lablab has 4µg.
Lablab has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lablab is 45, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Hyacinth beans, 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.

Pigeon pea

Lablab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.3%
Contains more IronIron	+312.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+216.7%

~equal in Calcium ~40mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~120mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.482mg

~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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

Lablab

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2675%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+84.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.316mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.11mg	4.58mg	43%
Folate	111µg	4µg	27%
Fiber	6.7g		27%
Zinc	0.9mg	2.85mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.27mg	10%
Magnesium	46mg	82mg	9%
Copper	0.269mg	0.341mg	8%
Protein	6.76g	8.14g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.037mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.411mg	2%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.482mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.037mg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	20.69g	1%
Potassium	384mg	337mg	1%
Calories	121kcal	117kcal	0%
Fats	0.38g	0.58g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	20.69g	N/A
Calcium	43mg	40mg	0%
Phosphorus	119mg	120mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	7mg	0%
Selenium	2.9µg	2.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.316mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.099g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.026g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.245g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.315mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.691mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.556mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.41mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.422mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.233mg	0%