Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and baked beans different?

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, while baked beans are higher in selenium.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily need for folate, 40% more than baked beans.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than baked beans. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 0.411mg of vitamin B5, while baked beans contain 0.155mg.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is lower in saturated fat.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index (52) than baked beans (40).

Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared types were used 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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Baked beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.3%
Contains more IronIron	+26.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+86.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+154.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+128%

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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+165.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+333.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+175%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	48µg	40%
Sodium	4mg	422mg	18%
Copper	0.268mg	0.159mg	12%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.255mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.138g	1.948g	8%
Fats	0.53g	5.15g	7%
Iron	2.51mg	1.99mg	7%
Phosphorus	156mg	109mg	7%
Selenium	2.5µg	5.7µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.136mg	6%
Choline	32.2mg		6%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.73mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.155mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	2.133g	5%
Protein	7.73g	5.54g	4%
Calcium	24mg	61mg	4%
Fiber	6.5g	5.5g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.74g	3%
Calories	116kcal	155kcal	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Magnesium	53mg	43mg	2%
Potassium	278mg	358mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	1.1mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.408mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.09mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Net carbs	14.26g	16.13g	N/A
Carbs	20.76g	21.63g	0%
Sugar	3.3g		N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.049mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.153mg	0%