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Pigeon pea vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pigeon pea and sesame

  • Pigeon pea has less copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 424% more than pigeon pea.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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%
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +663%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2167.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.9%
Contains more IronIron +1210.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1417.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +761.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +428.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1086.2%

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%
Sesame
Sesame
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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% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +538%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +441.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +478.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1480%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.269mg 4.082mg 424%
Iron 1.11mg 14.55mg 168%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 21.773g 144%
Calcium 43mg 975mg 93%
Manganese 0.501mg 2.46mg 85%
Fats 0.38g 49.67g 76%
Magnesium 46mg 351mg 73%
Phosphorus 119mg 629mg 73%
Zinc 0.9mg 7.75mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.79mg 57%
Selenium 2.9µg 34.4µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.791mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 18.759g 47%
Saturated fat 0.083g 6.957g 31%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 4.515mg 23%
Calories 121kcal 573kcal 23%
Protein 6.76g 17.73g 22%
Fiber 6.7g 11.8g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.247mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.05mg 5%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Folate 111µg 97µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Potassium 384mg 468mg 2%
Net carbs 16.55g 11.65g N/A
Carbs 23.25g 23.45g 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Sodium 5mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0.522mg 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
Sesame
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1361.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12971.1%
Contains more OtherOther +320.8%
~equal in Carbs ~23.45g

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
Sesame
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10521%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.