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

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What are the main differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and melon?

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and magnesium, yet melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 50% higher.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 31 times more phosphorus than melon. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 156mg of phosphorus, while melon has 5mg.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Melons, casaba, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +381.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.7%
Contains more IronIron +638.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +346.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1742.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3020%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1257.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +525%

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%
Melon
Melon
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +460%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +389.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more CholineCholine +323.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5350%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Melon DV% diff.
Folate 208µg 8µg 50%
Iron 2.51mg 0.34mg 27%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 21.8mg 24%
Copper 0.268mg 0.06mg 23%
Fiber 6.5g 0.9g 22%
Phosphorus 156mg 5mg 22%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.035mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.015mg 16%
Protein 7.73g 1.11g 13%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.07mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 11mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.084mg 7%
Carbs 20.76g 6.58g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.163mg 5%
Choline 32.2mg 7.6mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.4µg 4%
Calories 116kcal 28kcal 4%
Potassium 278mg 182mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.232mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.039g 1%
Fats 0.53g 0.1g 1%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.025g 1%
Calcium 24mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 14.26g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 5.69g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.002g 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
Melon
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +596.4%
Contains more FatsFats +430%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +215.5%
Contains more OtherOther +161.1%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%

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
Melon
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +476.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.9%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.