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

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

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 206% more than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
  • Lemongrass contains 8 times less vitamin B5 than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 0.411mg of vitamin B5, while lemongrass contains 0.05mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lemon grass (citronella), 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.
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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +257.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.1%
Contains more IronIron +225.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +999.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.266mg

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +722%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +177.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.475mg 5.224mg 206%
Iron 2.51mg 8.17mg 71%
Folate 208µg 75µg 33%
Fiber 6.5g 26%
Potassium 278mg 723mg 13%
Protein 7.73g 1.82g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.065mg 11%
Zinc 1.29mg 2.23mg 9%
Phosphorus 156mg 101mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.05mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.135mg 6%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Calcium 24mg 65mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 1.101mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.7µg 3%
Magnesium 53mg 60mg 2%
Carbs 20.76g 25.31g 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2.6mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 116kcal 99kcal 1%
Fats 0.53g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Copper 0.268mg 0.266mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.17g 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%

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
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +91.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.49g
~equal in Water ~70.58g

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
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.7%

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.