First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Buckwheat | Peas |
Nutrient | buckwheat | peas |
Protein | 8g | 14g |
Carbohydrate | 42g | 36g |
Fiber | 6g | 14g |
Fat | 2g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | buckwheat | peas |
Choline | 0% | 13% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 11% |
Peas have significantly more Vitamins K than buckwheat. Buckwheat are a good source of Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Peas are a good source of Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | buckwheat | peas |
Vitamin B1 | 6% | 32% |
Vitamin B2 | 23% | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 34% | 13% |
Vitamin B5 | 14% | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 11% | 7% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | buckwheat | peas |
Sodium | 0% | 0% |
Potasium | 8% | 18% |
Calcium | 2% | 5% |
Magnesium | 38% | 17% |
Phosphorus | 35% | 29% |
Iron | 21% | 36% |
Manganese | 33% | 29% |
Selenium | 11% | 2% |
Copper | 64% | 31% |
Zinc | 15% | 18% |