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

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How are cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and jerusalem artichoke different?

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for folate for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 49% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 11 times more zinc than jerusalem artichoke. While cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 1.29mg of zinc, jerusalem artichoke contains only 0.12mg.
Jerusalem artichoke has a lower glycemic index (32) than cowpea (Black-eyed pea) (52).

Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw are the varieties used 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)

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+691.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+257.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.3%
Contains more IronIron	+35.5%

~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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)

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~30mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	13µg	49%
Fiber	6.5g	1.6g	20%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.06mg	18%
Copper	0.268mg	0.14mg	14%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.12mg	11%
Phosphorus	156mg	78mg	11%
Protein	7.73g	2g	11%
Iron	2.51mg	3.4mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	17mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	1.3mg	5%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	4mg	4%
Potassium	278mg	429mg	4%
Selenium	2.5µg	0.7µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.077mg	2%
Calories	116kcal	73kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.19mg	1%
Calcium	24mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	20.76g	17.44g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.001g	1%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0g	1%
Fats	0.53g	0.01g	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	14.26g	15.84g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g	9.6g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.06mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.397mg	0%
Choline	32.2mg	30mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.004g	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%