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Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and brown sugar?

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, fiber, copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and magnesium, yet brown sugar is higher in calcium.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 52% more.
  • The glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is lower.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Sugars, brown types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 7.2% 25% 94% 89% 35% 67% 0.52% 62% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +488.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109%
Contains more IronIron +253.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +470.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +4200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +642.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 51% 13% 9.3% 25% 23% 0% 4.3% 156% 18%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +211.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +20700%
Contains more CholineCholine +1300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Brown sugar DV% diff.
Folate 208µg 1µg 52%
Carbs 20.76g 98.09g 26%
Fiber 6.5g 0g 26%
Copper 0.268mg 0.047mg 25%
Iron 2.51mg 0.71mg 23%
Phosphorus 156mg 4mg 22%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.064mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0mg 17%
Protein 7.73g 0.12g 15%
Calories 116kcal 380kcal 13%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.03mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 9mg 10%
Calcium 24mg 83mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.132mg 6%
Choline 32.2mg 2.3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.041mg 5%
Potassium 278mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 2.5µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.11mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0g 1%
Fats 0.53g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 4mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6341.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5126.9%
Contains more OtherOther +108.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +372.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.