Chia seeds vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chia seeds and pigeon pea different?

Chia seeds are higher than pigeon pea in fiber, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Chia seeds cover your daily need for fiber, 111% more than pigeon pea.
Chia seeds contain 19 times more selenium than pigeon pea. Chia seeds contain 55.2µg of selenium, while pigeon pea contains 2.9µg.

Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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.

Chia seeds

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+628.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1367.4%
Contains more IronIron	+595.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+243.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+408.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+622.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+443.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1803.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-68.8%

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

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.

Chia seeds

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+188.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1030.6%

Contains more FolateFolate

+126.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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.
Polyunsaturated fat	23.665g	0.205g	156%
Fiber	34.4g	6.7g	111%
Phosphorus	860mg	119mg	106%
Manganese	2.723mg	0.501mg	97%
Selenium	55.2µg	2.9µg	95%
Iron	7.72mg	1.11mg	83%
Copper	0.924mg	0.269mg	73%
Magnesium	335mg	46mg	69%
Calcium	631mg	43mg	59%
Vitamin B3	8.83mg	0.781mg	50%
Fats	30.74g	0.38g	47%
Vitamin B1	0.62mg	0.146mg	40%
Zinc	4.58mg	0.9mg	33%
Protein	16.54g	6.76g	20%
Calories	486kcal	121kcal	18%
Folate	49µg	111µg	16%
Saturated fat	3.33g	0.083g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.059mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.319mg	6%
Carbs	42.12g	23.25g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.309g	0.003g	6%
Vitamin B6		0.05mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.5mg		3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	407mg	384mg	1%
Net carbs	7.72g	16.55g	N/A
Sodium	16mg	5mg	0%
Trans fat	0.14g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.436mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.709mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.801mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	1.371mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.97mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.588mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.531mg	0.241mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	17.83g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.835g		N/A