Sesame vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame and pigeon pea

Pigeon pea has less copper, iron, calcium, manganese, fats, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B6.
Sesame covers your daily copper needs 424% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea contains 131 times less fats than sesame. Sesame contains 49.67g of fats, while pigeon pea contains 0.38g.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Pigeon peas (red gram), 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.

Sesame

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+663%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2167.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1210.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1417.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+761.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+428.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+391%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1086.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-54.5%

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.

Sesame

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+441.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+478.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1480%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+538%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.4%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.269mg	424%
Iron	14.55mg	1.11mg	168%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.205g	144%
Calcium	975mg	43mg	93%
Manganese	2.46mg	0.501mg	85%
Fats	49.67g	0.38g	76%
Magnesium	351mg	46mg	73%
Phosphorus	629mg	119mg	73%
Zinc	7.75mg	0.9mg	62%
Selenium	34.4µg	2.9µg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.05mg	57%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.146mg	54%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.003g	47%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.083g	31%
Calories	573kcal	121kcal	23%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	0.781mg	23%
Protein	17.73g	6.76g	22%
Fiber	11.8g	6.7g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.059mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.319mg	5%
Choline	25.6mg		5%
Folate	97µg	111µg	4%
Potassium	468mg	384mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	179kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	83g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	16.55g	N/A
Carbs	23.45g	23.25g	0%
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
Sodium	11mg	5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.241mg	0%