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

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Summary of differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and frog legs

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, fiber, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while frog legs have more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and choline.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily need for folate, 48% more than frog legs.
Frog legs have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of frog legs is 0, while the glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 52.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Frog legs, raw.

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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)

Frog legs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+67.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+464%

~equal in Potassium ~285mg

~equal in Copper ~0.25mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~147mg

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)

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1286.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+257.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+101.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	15µg	48%
Fiber	6.5g	0g	26%
Manganese	0.475mg		21%
Selenium	2.5µg	14.1µg	21%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.4µg	17%
Protein	7.73g	16.4g	17%
Cholesterol	0mg	50mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.25mg	15%
Iron	2.51mg	1.5mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg		8%
Magnesium	53mg	20mg	8%
Carbs	20.76g	0g	7%
Choline	32.2mg	65mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	1mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.14mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	1.2mg	4%
Zinc	1.29mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.12mg	2%
Calories	116kcal	73kcal	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	15µg	2%
Sodium	4mg	58mg	2%
Copper	0.268mg	0.25mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.102g	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	147mg	1%
Calcium	24mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Fats	0.53g	0.3g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	0g	N/A
Potassium	278mg	285mg	0%
Sugar	3.3g	0g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.076g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.053g	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.007g	N/A