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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Pasta

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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Pasta

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 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			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%
Cholesterol	0mg	33mg	11%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.224mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	18mg	8%
Potassium	278mg	24mg	7%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.56mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.15mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.14µg	6%
Choline	32.2mg		6%
Protein	7.73g	5.15g	5%
Selenium	2.5µg		5%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.183mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.034mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.992mg	3%
Calcium	24mg	6mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Calories	116kcal	131kcal	1%
Fats	0.53g	1.05g	1%
Carbs	20.76g	24.93g	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.209mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.429g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	254kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	76g	N/A
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%