Turkey meat vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and pigeon pea different?

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2, while pigeon pea is higher in fiber, folate, manganese, and copper.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 55% more than pigeon pea.
Pigeon pea is lower in cholesterol.
Pigeon pea has a higher glycemic index (22) than turkey meat (0).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey meat

Pigeon pea

Contains more ZincZinc	+175.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+927.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+189.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3478.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.11mg

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.

Turkey meat

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+376.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+197.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1132%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+224.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	0.781mg	55%
Selenium	29.8µg	2.9µg	49%
Protein	28.55g	6.76g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.05mg	44%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0µg	43%
Cholesterol	109mg	0mg	36%
Fiber	0g	6.7g	27%
Folate	9µg	111µg	26%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.501mg	21%
Copper	0.093mg	0.269mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.059mg	17%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Phosphorus	223mg	119mg	15%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.9mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.319mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.205g	13%
Fats	7.39g	0.38g	11%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.083g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.146mg	8%
Carbs	0.06g	23.25g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.003g	7%
Sodium	103mg	5mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	384mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	46mg	4%
Calories	189kcal	121kcal	3%
Calcium	14mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	16.55g	N/A
Iron	1.09mg	1.11mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.241mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A