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

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

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, yet coconut is higher in manganese, copper, selenium, and fiber.
Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 8 times more folate than coconut. While cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 208µg of folate, coconut has only 26µg.
The amount of saturated fat in cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is lower.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Nuts, coconut meat, raw 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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Coconut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+304%

~equal in Iron ~2.43mg

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)

Coconut

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+206.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+166.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+725%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.54mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.138g	29.698g	134%
Fats	0.53g	33.49g	51%
Folate	208µg	26µg	46%
Manganese	0.475mg	1.5mg	45%
Copper	0.268mg	0.435mg	19%
Selenium	2.5µg	10.1µg	14%
Calories	116kcal	354kcal	12%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.066mg	11%
Fiber	6.5g	9g	10%
Protein	7.73g	3.33g	9%
Phosphorus	156mg	113mg	6%
Magnesium	53mg	32mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.054mg	4%
Choline	32.2mg	12.1mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	1.425g	3%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	3.3mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.02mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.3mg	2%
Potassium	278mg	356mg	2%
Carbs	20.76g	15.23g	2%
Zinc	1.29mg	1.1mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.366g	1%
Calcium	24mg	14mg	1%
Sodium	4mg	20mg	1%
Iron	2.51mg	2.43mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Net carbs	14.26g	6.23g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g	6.23g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.24mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.54mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.121mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.131mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.247mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.147mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.169mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.202mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.077mg	0%