Peas vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peas and pigeon pea?

Peas are higher in vitamin B5, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and iron, yet pigeon pea is higher in folate and copper.
Peas' daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3054% more.
The glycemic index of pigeon pea is lower.

We used Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.

Peas

Pigeon pea

Contains more IronIron	+38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~119mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.501mg

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.

Peas

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+152.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+158.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47862.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+332%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+76.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	153mg	0.319mg	3054%
Vitamin K	25.9µg		22%
Vitamin C	14.2mg	0mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.216mg	0.05mg	13%
Folate	63µg	111µg	12%
Copper	0.173mg	0.269mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.259mg	0.146mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.021mg	0.781mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.149mg	0.059mg	7%
Iron	1.54mg	1.11mg	5%
Fiber	5.5g	6.7g	5%
Choline	29.7mg		5%
Vitamin A	40µg	0µg	4%
Protein	5.36g	6.76g	3%
Carbs	15.63g	23.25g	3%
Potassium	271mg	384mg	3%
Zinc	1.19mg	0.9mg	3%
Calories	84kcal	121kcal	2%
Magnesium	39mg	46mg	2%
Calcium	27mg	43mg	2%
Selenium	1.9µg	2.9µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.14mg		1%
Manganese	0.525mg	0.501mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.205g	1%
Fructose	0.41g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.4g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	157kcal	179kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	119g	83g	N/A
Fats	0.22g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	10.13g	16.55g	N/A
Sugar	5.93g		N/A
Phosphorus	117mg	119mg	0%
Sodium	3mg	5mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.039g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.019g	0.003g	0%
Tryptophan	0.037mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.193mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.32mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.314mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.198mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.232mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.105mg	0.241mg	0%