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Pigeon peas, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Pigeon peas, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked beans, canned for more calcium and more iron.

Pick Pigeon peas, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.05 g
    5.59 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    22.49 g
    19.21 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.36 g
    5.54 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    8.47 g
  • Total fat
    0.39 g
    0.31 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.08 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    364.89 mg
    199.17 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    238.3 mg
    317.36 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN36.17 mg
    35.54 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.27 mg
    0.92 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    28.72 mg
    38.02 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Baked beans, canned vs Pigeon peas, cooked · Foodatron