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

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A recap on differences between pinto beans and pigeon pea

  • Pinto beans has more folate, vitamin B6, iron, fiber, and selenium; however, pigeon pea is higher in copper.
  • Pinto beans covers your daily folate needs 15% more than pigeon pea.
  • Pigeon pea contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than pinto beans. Pinto beans contains 0.229mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea contains 0.05mg.
  • The glycemic index of pinto beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 14% 38% 78% 73% 27% 63% 0.13% 59% 34%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.5%
Contains more IronIron +88.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +113.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~46mg
~equal in Calcium ~43mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.9mg

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 2.7% 0% 19% 0% 48% 14% 6% 13% 53% 0% 8.8% 129% 19%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +358%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +55%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pinto beans Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Folate 172µg 111µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.229mg 0.05mg 14%
Iron 2.09mg 1.11mg 12%
Fiber 9g 6.7g 9%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Copper 0.219mg 0.269mg 6%
Selenium 6.2µg 2.9µg 6%
Protein 9.01g 6.76g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.146mg 4%
Phosphorus 147mg 119mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.318mg 0.781mg 3%
Potassium 436mg 384mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 0.319mg 2%
Manganese 0.453mg 0.501mg 2%
Calories 143kcal 121kcal 1%
Zinc 0.98mg 0.9mg 1%
Magnesium 50mg 46mg 1%
Carbs 26.22g 23.25g 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 17.22g 16.55g N/A
Calcium 46mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 0.34g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.059mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.136g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.133g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.235g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.426mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.765mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.531mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.519mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.247mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 26% 63%
Protein: 9.01 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 26.22 g
Water: 62.95 g
Other: 1.17 g
7% 23% 69%
Protein: 6.76 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 68.55 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +71.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%
~equal in Water ~68.55g
~equal in Other ~1.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.235 g
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.205 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4333.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%

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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. Pinto beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175200/nutrients
  2. Pigeon pea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172437/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.