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Tuna vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna and pigeon pea

  • Tuna has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, and manganese.
  • Tuna covers your daily need for selenium, 191% more than pigeon pea.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pigeon pea is lower.
  • Tuna has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tuna is 0, while the glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
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 +37.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +179.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3631%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +525.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3753.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~46mg

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.
Tuna
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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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2725.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1976%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5450%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.319mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Selenium 108.2µg 2.9µg 191%
Vitamin B3 22.07mg 0.781mg 133%
Vitamin B12 2.35µg 0µg 98%
Vitamin B6 1.038mg 0.05mg 76%
Protein 29.15g 6.76g 45%
Phosphorus 333mg 119mg 31%
Folate 2µg 111µg 27%
Fiber 0g 6.7g 27%
Copper 0.043mg 0.269mg 25%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.501mg 21%
Cholesterol 47mg 0mg 16%
Choline 77.6mg 14%
Vitamin D 2µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin D 82IU 0IU 10%
Carbs 0g 23.25g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.059mg 6%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.9mg 4%
Calcium 4mg 43mg 4%
Potassium 527mg 384mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.92mg 1.11mg 2%
Sodium 54mg 5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.083g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.146mg 1%
Magnesium 42mg 46mg 1%
Calories 130kcal 121kcal 0%
Fats 0.59g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 0g 16.55g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.319mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.138g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.313mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 1.224mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 2.27mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 2.565mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.827mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.091mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 1.438mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.822mg 0.241mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 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 +331.2%
Contains more FatsFats +55.3%
Contains more OtherOther +20.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~68.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 +4500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.1%

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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. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.

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