Pigeon pea vs. Pinto beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pigeon pea and pinto beans

Pigeon pea has more copper; however, pinto beans is higher in folate, vitamin B6, iron, fiber, selenium, and protein.
Pinto beans covers your daily folate needs 15% more than pigeon pea.
The glycemic index of pinto beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pigeon pea

Pinto beans

Contains more CopperCopper

+22.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more IronIron	+88.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+113.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~equal in Calcium ~46mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.98mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.453mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pigeon pea

Pinto beans

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+145.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+358%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.062mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	111µg	172µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.229mg	14%
Iron	1.11mg	2.09mg	12%
Fiber	6.7g	9g	9%
Copper	0.269mg	0.219mg	6%
Starch		15.15g	6%
Vitamin E		0.94mg	6%
Selenium	2.9µg	6.2µg	6%
Choline		35.3mg	6%
Protein	6.76g	9.01g	5%
Phosphorus	119mg	147mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.193mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.318mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Potassium	384mg	436mg	2%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.453mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.21mg	2%
Calories	121kcal	143kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	26.22g	1%
Magnesium	46mg	50mg	1%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.98mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	6.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	159kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	70g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.65g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	17.22g	N/A
Calcium	43mg	46mg	0%
Sugar		0.34g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.062mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.136g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.133g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.235g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.331mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.426mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.765mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.531mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.519mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.247mg	0%