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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

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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
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

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
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 A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~30.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Fava beans 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%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.089mg 3%
Zinc 1.29mg 1.01mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.072mg 2%
Magnesium 53mg 43mg 2%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.421mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.9µg 1%
Calcium 24mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.711mg 1%
Copper 0.268mg 0.259mg 1%
Calories 116kcal 110kcal 0%
Protein 7.73g 7.6g 0%
Fats 0.53g 0.4g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 20.76g 19.65g 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 14.25g N/A
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%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.066g 0%
Choline 32.2mg 30.6mg 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%

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
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +32.5%
Contains more OtherOther +16%
~equal in Protein ~7.6g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

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
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79.5%

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.