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

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A recap on differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and grapefruit

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, grapefruit is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily folate needs 49% more than grapefruit.
Grapefruit contains 31 times less iron than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 2.51mg of iron, while grapefruit contains 0.08mg.
The glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas.

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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)

Grapefruit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+488.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+105.9%
Contains more IronIron	+3037.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+737.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1742.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+766.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2059.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2400%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~equal in Calcium ~22mg

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)

Grapefruit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+369.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+318.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+7700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	13µg	49%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	31.2mg	34%
Iron	2.51mg	0.08mg	30%
Copper	0.268mg	0.032mg	26%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.022mg	20%
Fiber	6.5g	1.6g	20%
Phosphorus	156mg	18mg	20%
Protein	7.73g	0.77g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.043mg	13%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.07mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	9mg	10%
Vitamin A	1µg	58µg	6%
Choline	32.2mg	7.7mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.053mg	4%
Selenium	2.5µg	0.1µg	4%
Calories	116kcal	42kcal	4%
Potassium	278mg	135mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.262mg	3%
Carbs	20.76g	10.66g	3%
Fructose		1.77g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.031mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.204mg	2%
Fats	0.53g	0.14g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.036g	1%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.13mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.021g	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	14.26g	9.06g	N/A
Calcium	24mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	3.3g	6.89g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	0mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.02g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.013mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.008mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.015mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.019mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.007mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.013mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.015mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.008mg	0%