Millet vs. Chickpeas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are millet and chickpeas 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 have a lower glycemic index (36) than millet (71).

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

Millet

Chickpeas

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.4%

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%

~equal in Magnesium ~48mg

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.

Millet

Chickpeas

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.116mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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