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

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

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, yet pasta is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 36% more.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 12 times more potassium than pasta. While cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 278mg of potassium, pasta has only 24mg.

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked types 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.
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 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1058.3%
Contains more IronIron +120.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +112.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Pasta DV% diff.
Folate 208µg 64µg 36%
Fiber 6.5g 26%
Copper 0.268mg 0.093mg 19%
Iron 2.51mg 1.14mg 17%
Phosphorus 156mg 63mg 13%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.224mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Magnesium 53mg 18mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.15mg 7%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.56mg 7%
Potassium 278mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.183mg 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Protein 7.73g 5.15g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.992mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.429g 1%
Calories 116kcal 131kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.209mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 20.76g 24.93g 1%
Fats 0.53g 1.05g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 4mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 0.103mg 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
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.1%
Contains more OtherOther +203.2%
Contains more FatsFats +98.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.1%
~equal in Water ~68.56g

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
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +181.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.15g

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.