Pigeon pea vs. Semolina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pigeon pea and semolina different?

Pigeon pea is richer in folate, fiber, and potassium, while semolina is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, carbs, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
Semolina covers your daily need for vitamin B6 31% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 14 times more folate than semolina. Pigeon pea contains 111µg of folate, while semolina contains 8µg.
Semolina has a higher glycemic index (54) than pigeon pea (22).

Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry types were used in this article.

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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

Semolina

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.7%
Contains more IronIron	+50%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+65.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+586.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.284mg

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

Semolina

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1287.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+546.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+804%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.9µg	19.9µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.452mg	31%
Starch		68.29g	28%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	5.048mg	27%
Folate	111µg	8µg	26%
Manganese	0.501mg	1.035mg	23%
Fiber	6.7g	1.8g	20%
Carbs	23.25g	80.89g	19%
Calories	121kcal	374kcal	13%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.224mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.672mg	7%
Potassium	384mg	174mg	6%
Magnesium	46mg	27mg	5%
Iron	1.11mg	0.74mg	5%
Phosphorus	119mg	153mg	5%
Calcium	43mg	71mg	3%
Protein	6.76g	7.51g	2%
Copper	0.269mg	0.284mg	2%
Fats	0.38g	1.03g	1%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.02mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.05mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.294g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.258g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.322g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	498kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	27g	N/A
Net carbs	16.55g	79.09g	N/A
Sugar		0.33g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.03mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.103mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.339mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.656mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.398mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.47mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.185mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%