Pigeon pea vs. Yardlong beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pigeon pea and yardlong beans

Pigeon pea has more copper, folate, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, yardlong beans is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
Pigeon pea's daily need coverage for copper is 25% more.
Pigeon pea contains 6 times more vitamin B5 than yardlong beans. Pigeon pea contains 0.319mg of vitamin B5, while yardlong beans contains 0.051mg.
Yardlong beans has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of yardlong beans is 86, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without 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

Yardlong beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.4%
Contains more IronIron	+13.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+472.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+108.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+149.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+93.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-20%

~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

~equal in Calcium ~44mg

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

Yardlong beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+525.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+108.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+146.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	6.7g		27%
Copper	0.269mg	0.047mg	25%
Vitamin C	0mg	16.2mg	18%
Folate	111µg	45µg	17%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.201mg	13%
Phosphorus	119mg	57mg	9%
Protein	6.76g	2.53g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.085mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.051mg	5%
Carbs	23.25g	9.18g	5%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.36mg	5%
Calories	121kcal	47kcal	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	23µg	3%
Selenium	2.9µg	1.5µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.099mg	3%
Potassium	384mg	290mg	3%
Iron	1.11mg	0.98mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.024mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.042g	1%
Magnesium	46mg	42mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.63mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	16.55g	9.18g	N/A
Calcium	43mg	44mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.026g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.009g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.094mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.135mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.18mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.139mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.146mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.082mg	0%