Wild rice vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wild rice and pigeon pea

Wild rice has more vitamin B6, while pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus.
Pigeon pea's daily need coverage for folate is 21% higher.
Pigeon pea contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than wild rice. Wild rice contains 0.135mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea contains 0.05mg.
Pigeon pea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pigeon pea is 22, while the glycemic index of wild rice is 57.

The food types used in this comparison are Wild rice, cooked 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.

Wild rice

Pigeon pea

Contains more ZincZinc	+48.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+280.2%
Contains more IronIron	+85%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+262.5%

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.

Wild rice

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+326.9%

~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			DV% diff.
Folate	26µg	111µg	21%
Fiber	1.8g	6.7g	20%
Copper	0.121mg	0.269mg	16%
Manganese	0.282mg	0.501mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.146mg	8%
Potassium	101mg	384mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.135mg	0.05mg	7%
Iron	0.6mg	1.11mg	6%
Protein	3.99g	6.76g	6%
Phosphorus	82mg	119mg	5%
Selenium	0.8µg	2.9µg	4%
Calcium	3mg	43mg	4%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.9mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.154mg	0.319mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.287mg	0.781mg	3%
Magnesium	32mg	46mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.24mg		2%
Choline	10.2mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.087mg	0.059mg	2%
Calories	101kcal	121kcal	1%
Carbs	21.34g	23.25g	1%
Fats	0.34g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	19.54g	16.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.73g		N/A
Sodium	3mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Saturated fat	0.049g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.05g	0.003g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.213g	0.205g	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.127mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.167mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.276mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.119mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.232mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.104mg	0.241mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%