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

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Significant differences between yellow beans and pigeon pea

  • Yellow beans have more iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, pigeon pea is richer in copper and folate.
  • Yellow beans cover your daily iron needs 17% more than pigeon pea.
  • Pigeon pea has 3 times less vitamin B6 than yellow beans. Yellow beans have 0.129mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea has 0.05mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 19% 29% 93% 62% 29% 78% 0.65% 59% 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 +60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.2%
Contains more IronIron +123.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.1%
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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 6% 0% 19% 0% 47% 24% 13% 14% 30% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +37%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yellow beans Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Iron 2.48mg 1.11mg 17%
Fiber 10.4g 6.7g 15%
Phosphorus 183mg 119mg 9%
Copper 0.186mg 0.269mg 9%
Folate 81µg 111µg 8%
Magnesium 74mg 46mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Choline 35.2mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.05mg 6%
Protein 9.16g 6.76g 5%
Selenium 1.3µg 2.9µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.187mg 0.146mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.059mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.319mg 2%
Potassium 325mg 384mg 2%
Calcium 62mg 43mg 2%
Manganese 0.455mg 0.501mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 0.205g 2%
Saturated fat 0.279g 0.083g 1%
Calories 144kcal 121kcal 1%
Zinc 1.06mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 25.28g 23.25g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.38g 1%
Net carbs 14.88g 16.55g N/A
Sugar 0.34g N/A
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.708mg 0.781mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.386mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.405mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 0.732mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.496mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.479mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 25% 63%
Protein: 9.16 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 25.28 g
Water: 62.98 g
Other: 1.5 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 +35.5%
Contains more FatsFats +184.2%
Contains more OtherOther +41.5%
~equal in Carbs ~23.25g
~equal in Water ~68.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 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 +3033.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%

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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. Yellow beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173752/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.