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

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

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, copper, and manganese, yet pancake is richer in selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 43% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 5 times more copper than pancake. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.268mg of copper, while pancake has 0.049mg.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains less saturated fat.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a lower glycemic index than pancake.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Pancake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+110.6%
Contains more IronIron	+39.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+446.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+130.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+812.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+496%

~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

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)

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+447.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+410.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.201mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.405mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	38µg	43%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	4.447g	28%
Fiber	6.5g		26%
Copper	0.268mg	0.049mg	24%
Selenium	2.5µg	14.9µg	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	59mg	20%
Calcium	24mg	219mg	20%
Sodium	4mg	439mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.281mg	17%
Fats	0.53g	9.7g	14%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.2mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.22µg	9%
Magnesium	53mg	16mg	9%
Iron	2.51mg	1.8mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.138g	2.122g	9%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	1.567mg	7%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.56mg	7%
Choline	32.2mg		6%
Calories	116kcal	227kcal	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	54µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	2.474g	6%
Potassium	278mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.046mg	4%
Protein	7.73g	6.4g	3%
Carbs	20.76g	28.3g	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	28.3g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g		N/A
Phosphorus	156mg	159mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.201mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.405mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.297mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.513mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.321mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.319mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.335mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A