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

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What are the main differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and fava beans?

Fava beans have less folate, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5 than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 26% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 3 times more vitamin B5 than fava beans. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.411mg of vitamin B5, while fava beans have 0.157mg.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a lower glycemic index than fava beans.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Fava beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.3%
Contains more IronIron	+67.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+50%

~equal in Potassium ~268mg

~equal in Copper ~0.259mg

~equal in Selenium ~2.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Fava beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	104µg	26%
Iron	2.51mg	1.5mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.097mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.157mg	5%
Fiber	6.5g	5.4g	4%
Phosphorus	156mg	125mg	4%
Zinc	1.29mg	1.01mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.089mg	3%
Magnesium	53mg	43mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.02mg	2%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.421mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.072mg	2%
Calcium	24mg	36mg	1%
Copper	0.268mg	0.259mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.711mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.9µg	1%
Calories	116kcal	110kcal	0%
Protein	7.73g	7.6g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	145kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	91g	N/A
Fats	0.53g	0.4g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	14.25g	N/A
Carbs	20.76g	19.65g	0%
Potassium	278mg	268mg	0%
Sugar	3.3g	1.82g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Selenium	2.5µg	2.6µg	0%
Choline	32.2mg	30.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.066g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.079g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.164g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.27mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.572mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.321mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.338mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.193mg	0%