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

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

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, copper, and iron, yet pinto beans is richer in fiber, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 10 times more sugar than pinto beans. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 3.3g of sugar, while pinto beans has 0.34g.
Pinto beans has a lower glycemic index than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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)

Pinto beans

Contains more IronIron	+20.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~147mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.453mg

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)

Pinto beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+235.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.193mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~35.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.229mg	10%
Fiber	6.5g	9g	10%
Folate	208µg	172µg	9%
Selenium	2.5µg	6.2µg	7%
Starch		15.15g	6%
Potassium	278mg	436mg	5%
Copper	0.268mg	0.219mg	5%
Iron	2.51mg	2.09mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.94mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.21mg	4%
Protein	7.73g	9.01g	3%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.98mg	3%
Calcium	24mg	46mg	2%
Carbs	20.76g	26.22g	2%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	3.5µg	2%
Choline	32.2mg	35.3mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.318mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.193mg	1%
Calories	116kcal	143kcal	1%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.453mg	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	147mg	1%
Magnesium	53mg	50mg	1%
Fats	0.53g	0.65g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.8mg	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	17.22g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g	0.34g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.136g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.133g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.235g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.331mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.426mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.765mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.531mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.519mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.247mg	0%