Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. White beans
  5. Compare
  6. White beans vs. Pigeon pea

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

Compare

Important differences between white beans and pigeon pea

  • White beans has more iron, manganese, and potassium; however, pigeon pea is richer in folate.
  • White beans's daily need coverage for iron is 32% more.
  • White beans contains 2 times more calcium than pigeon pea. White beans contains 90mg of calcium, while pigeon pea contains 43mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

Infographic

White beans vs Pigeon pea infographic
Infographic link

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 45% 27% 50% 139% 96% 38% 48% 0.78% 83% 7.1%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.1%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.269mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~119mg

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 0% 0% 19% 0% 30% 11% 2.6% 14% 21% 0% 8.8% 61% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +457.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +37%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White beans Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Iron 3.7mg 1.11mg 32%
Folate 81µg 111µg 8%
Choline 35.1mg 6%
Protein 9.73g 6.76g 6%
Manganese 0.636mg 0.501mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Calcium 90mg 43mg 5%
Potassium 561mg 384mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.14mg 0.781mg 4%
Magnesium 63mg 46mg 4%
Zinc 1.38mg 0.9mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Selenium 1.3µg 2.9µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.118mg 0.146mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.319mg 2%
Copper 0.287mg 0.269mg 2%
Fiber 6.3g 6.7g 2%
Calories 139kcal 121kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.046mg 0.059mg 1%
Phosphorus 113mg 119mg 1%
Carbs 25.09g 23.25g 1%
Fats 0.35g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 18.79g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 0.34g N/A
Sodium 6mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0.083g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.152g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.115mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.409mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.776mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.668mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.146mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.526mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.509mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.271mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 63% 2%
Protein: 9.73 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 25.09 g
Water: 63.08 g
Other: 1.75 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 +43.9%
Contains more OtherOther +65.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~23.25g
~equal in Water ~68.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.152 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 +933.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.083g

People also compare

White beans
White beans vs Fava beans raw
Fava beans raw
White beans
White beans vs Mothbeans raw
Mothbeans raw
White beans
White beans vs Mung beans
Mung beans
Pigeon pea
Pigeon pea vs Black turtle bean
Black turtle bean
Pigeon pea
Pigeon pea vs Chickpea raw
Chickpea raw
Pigeon pea
Pigeon pea vs Hummus
Hummus

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. White beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175203/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.