Chickpeas vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpeas and millet different?

Chickpeas have more folate, manganese, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, potassium, choline, zinc, and selenium than millet.
Daily need coverage for folate for chickpeas is 38% higher.
Chickpeas contain 6 times more fiber than millet. While chickpeas contain 7.6g of fiber, millet contains only 1.3g.
Chickpeas have a lower glycemic index (36) than millet (71).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Millet, cooked are the varieties 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.

Chickpeas

Millet

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+369.4%
Contains more IronIron	+358.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+68.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+278.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+311.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~44mg

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.

Chickpeas

Millet

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+805.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+152.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.106mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	172µg	19µg	38%
Manganese	1.03mg	0.272mg	33%
Iron	2.89mg	0.63mg	28%
Fiber	7.6g	1.3g	25%
Copper	0.352mg	0.161mg	21%
Protein	8.86g	3.51g	11%
Phosphorus	168mg	100mg	10%
Potassium	291mg	62mg	7%
Zinc	1.53mg	0.91mg	6%
Choline	42.8mg	11.2mg	6%
Calcium	49mg	3mg	5%
Selenium	3.7µg	0.9µg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	1.33mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g	0.508g	4%
Vitamin K	4µg	0.3µg	3%
Calories	164kcal	119kcal	2%
Fats	2.59g	1g	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg	0.171mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.108mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	27.42g	23.67g	1%
Magnesium	48mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.106mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.082mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g	0.184g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	339kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	4	N/A
Net carbs	19.82g	22.37g	N/A
Sugar	4.8g	0.13g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.269g	0.172g	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.113mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.148mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.07mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.185mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.075mg	0%