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Pigeon pea vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pigeon pea and spelt

  • Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, potassium, and copper, while spelt has more manganese, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Spelt covers your daily need for manganese, 26% more than pigeon pea.
  • Pigeon pea contains 9 times more folate than spelt. While pigeon pea contains 111µg of folate, spelt contains only 13µg.
  • Pigeon pea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22, while the glycemic index of spelt is 63.

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

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 35% 3% 13% 63% 72% 34% 64% 0.65% 142% 22%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.1%
Contains more IronIron +50.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~49mg
~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.
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%
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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% 5.2% 0% 26% 6.9% 48% 0% 18% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +753.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pigeon pea Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.501mg 1.091mg 26%
Folate 111µg 13µg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.781mg 2.57mg 11%
Fiber 6.7g 3.9g 11%
Starch 19.57g 8%
Potassium 384mg 143mg 7%
Iron 1.11mg 1.67mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 6%
Copper 0.269mg 0.215mg 6%
Phosphorus 119mg 150mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.103mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 10mg 3%
Protein 6.76g 5.5g 3%
Zinc 0.9mg 1.25mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 2.9µg 4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.03mg 2%
Magnesium 46mg 49mg 1%
Carbs 23.25g 26.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.205g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.85g 1%
Calories 121kcal 127kcal 0%
Net carbs 16.55g 22.54g N/A
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 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
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6% 26% 67%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 0.85 g
Carbs: 26.44 g
Water: 66.56 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +63.1%
Contains more FatsFats +123.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.7%
~equal in Water ~66.56g

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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. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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