Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and marshmallow different?
- Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B5 than marshmallow.
- Daily need coverage for folate for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 52% higher.
- Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 202 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. While cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 0.202mg of vitamin B1, marshmallow contains only 0.001mg.
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Candies, marshmallows 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2550% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +700% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +5460% |
Contains more IronIron | +991.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +176.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +3125% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1850% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5837.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +47.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +20100% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +5400% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +534.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +8120% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +3233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +20700% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +32100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 208µg | 1µg | 52% |
Iron | 2.51mg | 0.23mg | 29% |
Fiber | 6.5g | 0.1g | 26% |
Phosphorus | 156mg | 8mg | 21% |
Manganese | 0.475mg | 0.008mg | 20% |
Carbs | 20.76g | 81.3g | 20% |
Copper | 0.268mg | 0.097mg | 19% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.202mg | 0.001mg | 17% |
Protein | 7.73g | 1.8g | 12% |
Magnesium | 53mg | 2mg | 12% |
Zinc | 1.29mg | 0.04mg | 11% |
Calories | 116kcal | 318kcal | 10% |
Potassium | 278mg | 5mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.411mg | 0.005mg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.003mg | 7% |
Choline | 32.2mg | 0.1mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.001mg | 4% |
Sodium | 4mg | 80mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.495mg | 0.078mg | 3% |
Calcium | 24mg | 3mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.28mg | 0mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.53g | 0.2g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.225g | 0.047g | 1% |
Selenium | 2.5µg | 1.7µg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.7µg | 0µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 14.26g | 81.2g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.3g | 57.56g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.138g | 0.056g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.044g | 0.08g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.095mg | 0mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.294mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.314mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.592mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.523mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.11mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.451mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.368mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.24mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7.73 g
Fats:
0.53 g
Carbs:
20.76 g
Water:
70.04 g
Other:
0.94 g
Protein:
1.8 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
81.3 g
Water:
16.4 g
Other:
0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +329.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +165% |
Contains more WaterWater | +327.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +213.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +291.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.138 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.225 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.047 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +378.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -59.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +81.8% |