Pigeon pea: Nutrition Facts

Pigeon pea is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 123.5 kcal

Pigeon pea contains 0 grams of total sugars, 6.7 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pigeon pea — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pigeon pea provides about 9.0% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.5% of the daily intake of fats and 7.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein6.8 g
9.0%
Fat380 mg
0.5%
Carbs23.3 g
7.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pigeon pea of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.8 mg
5.0%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90.1 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pigeon pea.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium43 mg
4.3%
Iron1.1 mg
11.0%
Magnesium46 mg
11.5%
Phosphorus119 mg
17.0%
Potassium384 mg
8.2%
Sodium5 mg
0.4%
Zinc0.9 mg
8.2%
Copper0.3 mg
33.3%
Manganese0.5 mg
21.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Pigeon pea.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan66 mg
0.8%
Threonine239 mg
10.0%
Isoleucine245 mg
12.3%
Leucine483 mg
10.5%
Lysine474 mg
11.6%
Methionine76 mg
4.2%
Cystine78 mg
4.3%
Phenylalanine579 mg
13.2%
Tyrosine168 mg
3.8%
Valine292 mg
11.7%
Arginine405 mg
6.6%
Histidine241 mg
11.5%
Alanine303 mg
4.6%
Aspartic acid669 mg
5.5%
Glutamic acid1.6 g
11.5%
Glycine250 mg
7.1%
Proline298 mg
6.6%
Serine320 mg
3.9%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.483 g), isoleucine (0.245 g) and valine (0.292 g).
Pigeon pea contains 1.02 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.250 g), arginine (0.405 g) and methionine (0.076 g).
Pigeon pea contains 0.73 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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