Pigeon pea vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pigeon pea and spaghetti

Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and magnesium, while spaghetti has more selenium.
Spaghetti covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 16 times more folate than spaghetti. While pigeon pea contains 111µg of folate, spaghetti contains only 7µg.
Pigeon pea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22, while the glycemic index of spaghetti is 49.

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

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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

Spaghetti

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+514.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+772.7%
Contains more IronIron	+122%
Contains more CopperCopper	+169%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+810.3%

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

Spaghetti

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+630%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+195%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+184.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1485.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.049mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.9µg	26.4µg	43%
Folate	111µg	7µg	26%
Fiber	6.7g	1.8g	20%
Copper	0.269mg	0.1mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.02mg	11%
Starch		26.01g	11%
Potassium	384mg	44mg	10%
Phosphorus	119mg	58mg	9%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.322mg	8%
Iron	1.11mg	0.5mg	8%
Magnesium	46mg	18mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.112mg	4%
Calcium	43mg	7mg	4%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.51mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.02mg	3%
Carbs	23.25g	30.86g	3%
Protein	6.76g	5.8g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.4mg	2%
Calories	121kcal	158kcal	2%
Choline		6.4mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.93g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.326g	1%
Net carbs	16.55g	29.06g	N/A
Sugar		0.56g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.06mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.049mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.176g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.131g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.206mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.228mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.44mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.297mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.262mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.132mg	0%
Fructose		0.03g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.024g	N/A