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Pigeon pea vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pigeon pea and mung beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and potassium than pigeon pea.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 129% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw.

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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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +310.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.5%
Contains more IronIron +507.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +249.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +208.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +182.8%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +294.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +498.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +664%
Contains more FolateFolate +463.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 111µg 625µg 129%
Copper 0.269mg 0.941mg 75%
Iron 1.11mg 6.74mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.621mg 40%
Fiber 6.7g 16.3g 38%
Phosphorus 119mg 367mg 35%
Magnesium 46mg 189mg 34%
Protein 6.76g 23.86g 34%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 1.91mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.382mg 26%
Potassium 384mg 1246mg 25%
Manganese 0.501mg 1.035mg 23%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Zinc 0.9mg 2.68mg 16%
Carbs 23.25g 62.62g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.233mg 13%
Calories 121kcal 347kcal 11%
Selenium 2.9µg 8.2µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 2.251mg 9%
Calcium 43mg 132mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 0.384g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0.348g 1%
Net carbs 16.55g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Sodium 5mg 15mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +657.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +253%
Contains more FatsFats +202.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.3%
Contains more OtherOther +213.2%

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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.3%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.