Pigeon pea vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pigeon pea and wild rice

Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus, while wild rice has more vitamin B6.
Pigeon pea's daily need coverage for folate is 21% higher.
Wild rice contains 14 times less calcium than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea contains 43mg of calcium, while wild rice contains 3mg.
Pigeon pea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22, while the glycemic index of wild rice is 57.

The food types used in this comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Wild rice, 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.

Pigeon pea

Wild rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+280.2%
Contains more IronIron	+85%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+262.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+48.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%

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

Wild rice

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+326.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170%

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	111µg	26µg	21%
Fiber	6.7g	1.8g	20%
Copper	0.269mg	0.121mg	16%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.282mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.052mg	8%
Potassium	384mg	101mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.135mg	7%
Iron	1.11mg	0.6mg	6%
Protein	6.76g	3.99g	6%
Phosphorus	119mg	82mg	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	0.8µg	4%
Calcium	43mg	3mg	4%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.34mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.154mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	1.287mg	3%
Magnesium	46mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.24mg	2%
Choline		10.2mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.087mg	2%
Calories	121kcal	101kcal	1%
Carbs	23.25g	21.34g	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.34g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	19.54g	N/A
Sugar		0.73g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	3mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.5µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.049g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.05g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.213g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.049mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.167mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.276mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.119mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.232mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.104mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%