Soybean vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soybeans and pigeon pea

Soybeans have more iron, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, fats, and magnesium, while pigeon pea has more folate.
Soybeans' daily need coverage for iron is 50% higher.
Pigeon pea contains 24 times less fats than soybeans. Soybeans contain 8.97g of fats, while pigeon pea contains 0.38g.

The food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Soybean

Pigeon pea

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.1%
Contains more IronIron	+363.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+151.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Soybean

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+383.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+368%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.14mg	1.11mg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.064g	0.205g	32%
Protein	18.21g	6.76g	23%
Phosphorus	245mg	119mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.285mg	0.059mg	17%
Vitamin K	19.2µg		16%
Copper	0.407mg	0.269mg	15%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.501mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.234mg	0.05mg	14%
Folate	54µg	111µg	14%
Fats	8.97g	0.38g	13%
Magnesium	86mg	46mg	10%
Choline	47.5mg		9%
Selenium	7.3µg	2.9µg	8%
Calcium	102mg	43mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.297g	0.083g	6%
Carbs	8.36g	23.25g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.981g	0.003g	5%
Potassium	515mg	384mg	4%
Calories	172kcal	121kcal	3%
Fiber	6g	6.7g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.179mg	0.319mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Zinc	1.15mg	0.9mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg		2%
Vitamin B3	0.399mg	0.781mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.155mg	0.146mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	179kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	83g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	2.36g	16.55g	N/A
Sugar	3g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.723mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.807mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	1.108mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.224mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.831mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.449mg	0.241mg	0%