Pigeon pea vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pigeon pea and tofu different?

Pigeon pea is richer in folate and fiber, while tofu is higher in calcium, manganese, selenium, protein, iron, fats, copper, and phosphorus.
Tofu covers your daily need for calcium 64% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 4 times more folate than tofu. Pigeon pea contains 111µg of folate, while tofu contains 29µg.

Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate 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

Tofu

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1488.4%
Contains more IronIron	+139.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

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

Tofu

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+282.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	43mg	683mg	64%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	4.921g	31%
Manganese	0.501mg	1.181mg	30%
Selenium	2.9µg	17.4µg	26%
Protein	6.76g	17.27g	21%
Folate	111µg	29µg	21%
Iron	1.11mg	2.66mg	19%
Fiber	6.7g	2.3g	18%
Fats	0.38g	8.72g	13%
Copper	0.269mg	0.378mg	12%
Phosphorus	119mg	190mg	10%
Carbs	23.25g	2.78g	7%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.57mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.083g	1.261g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	1.925g	5%
Potassium	384mg	237mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.133mg	4%
Magnesium	46mg	58mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.102mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.381mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.092mg	3%
Calories	121kcal	144kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.158mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	83kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	5.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	0.48g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	14mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.235mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.785mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	1.392mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.883mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.835mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.87mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.431mg	0%