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Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and chinese broccoli

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, and vitamin B1; however, chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Chinese broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 69% more.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 4 times more iron than chinese broccoli. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 2.51mg of iron, while chinese broccoli has 0.56mg.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than chinese broccoli.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broccoli, chinese, cooked.

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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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.4%
Contains more IronIron +348.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +339.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +230.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.7%
~equal in Potassium ~261mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4888.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.7µg 84.8µg 69%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 28.2mg 31%
Folate 208µg 99µg 27%
Iron 2.51mg 0.56mg 24%
Copper 0.268mg 0.061mg 23%
Phosphorus 156mg 41mg 16%
Fiber 6.5g 2.5g 16%
Protein 7.73g 1.14g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.095mg 9%
Vitamin A 1µg 82µg 9%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.264mg 9%
Calcium 24mg 100mg 8%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.39mg 8%
Magnesium 53mg 18mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.146mg 7%
Carbs 20.76g 3.81g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.159mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 22kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.07mg 2%
Selenium 2.5µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.48mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.33g 1%
Potassium 278mg 261mg 1%
Choline 32.2mg 25.3mg 1%
Fats 0.53g 0.72g 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 0.84g N/A
Sodium 4mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.437mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.11g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.05g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +578.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +444.9%
Contains more OtherOther +19%
Contains more FatsFats +35.8%
Contains more WaterWater +33.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.138 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.225 g
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.7%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/nutrients

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

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