Pigeon pea vs. Macadamia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pigeon pea and macadamia

Pigeon pea has more folate, while macadamia has more manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 158% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 10 times more folate than macadamia. While pigeon pea contains 111µg of folate, macadamia contains only 11µg.
The amount of saturated fat in pigeon pea is lower.
Macadamia has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of macadamia is 10, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Nuts, macadamia nuts, 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.

Pigeon pea

Macadamia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+182.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.7%
Contains more IronIron	+232.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+724.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.1%

~equal in Potassium ~368mg

~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.

Pigeon pea

Macadamia

Contains more FolateFolate

+909.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+718.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+450%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.501mg	4.131mg	158%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	58.877g	147%
Fats	0.38g	75.77g	116%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	1.195mg	87%
Saturated fat	0.083g	12.061g	54%
Copper	0.269mg	0.756mg	54%
Iron	1.11mg	3.69mg	32%
Calories	121kcal	718kcal	30%
Folate	111µg	11µg	25%
Magnesium	46mg	130mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.275mg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	2.473mg	11%
Phosphorus	119mg	188mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	1.502g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.758mg	9%
Fiber	6.7g	8.6g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.162mg	8%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.3mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	85mg	4%
Carbs	23.25g	13.82g	3%
Protein	6.76g	7.91g	2%
Selenium	2.9µg	3.6µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Net carbs	16.55g	5.22g	N/A
Potassium	384mg	368mg	0%
Sugar		4.57g	N/A
Starch		1.05g	0%
Sodium	5mg	5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.37mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.602mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.018mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.023mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.665mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.363mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.195mg	0%
Fructose		0.07g	0%