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

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Differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and kidney beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate and copper, while kidney beans has more vitamin K.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 20% higher.
Kidney beans contains 10 times less sugar than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 3.3g of sugar, while kidney beans contains 0.32g.
Kidney beans has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of kidney beans is 22, while the glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 52.

The food types used in this comparison are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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)

Kidney beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.2%
Contains more IronIron	+13.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+127.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%

~equal in Manganese ~0.43mg

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)

Kidney beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+394.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~30.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	130µg	20%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	8.4µg	6%
Copper	0.268mg	0.216mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.16mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.22mg	4%
Potassium	278mg	405mg	4%
Iron	2.51mg	2.22mg	4%
Magnesium	53mg	42mg	3%
Selenium	2.5µg	1.1µg	3%
Zinc	1.29mg	1mg	3%
Phosphorus	156mg	138mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.12mg	2%
Protein	7.73g	8.67g	2%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.43mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.578mg	1%
Calories	116kcal	127kcal	1%
Carbs	20.76g	22.8g	1%
Calcium	24mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	1.2mg	1%
Fats	0.53g	0.5g	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	16.4g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g	0.32g	N/A
Fiber	6.5g	6.4g	0%
Sodium	4mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.058mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.073g	0%
Choline	32.2mg	30.5mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.039g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.278g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.104mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.319mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.41mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.736mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.607mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.113mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.511mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.238mg	0%