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

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Significant differences between pigeon pea and yellow beans

Pigeon pea has more copper and folate; however, yellow beans are richer in iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, and protein.
Yellow beans cover your daily iron needs 17% more than pigeon pea.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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

Yellow beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+123.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44.2%
Contains more IronIron	+123.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.8%

~equal in Sodium ~5mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.455mg

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

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+158%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.708mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.11mg	2.48mg	17%
Fiber	6.7g	10.4g	15%
Copper	0.269mg	0.186mg	9%
Phosphorus	119mg	183mg	9%
Folate	111µg	81µg	8%
Magnesium	46mg	74mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.94mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.129mg	6%
Choline		35.2mg	6%
Protein	6.76g	9.16g	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	1.3µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.187mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.103mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Calcium	43mg	62mg	2%
Potassium	384mg	325mg	2%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.455mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.229mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.466g	2%
Calories	121kcal	144kcal	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.08g	1%
Carbs	23.25g	25.28g	1%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.06mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.279g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	69g	N/A
Net carbs	16.55g	14.88g	N/A
Sugar		0.34g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.708mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.255mg	0%