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

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The main differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and spaghetti

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and potassium; however, spaghetti has more selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 50% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 10 times less vitamin B1 than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.202mg of vitamin B1, while spaghetti has 0.02mg.

Food types used in this article are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +242.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +531.8%
Contains more IronIron +402%
Contains more CopperCopper +168%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +956%

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%
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% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +910%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2871.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +403.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Spaghetti DV% diff.
Folate 208µg 7µg 50%
Selenium 2.5µg 26.4µg 43%
Iron 2.51mg 0.5mg 25%
Fiber 6.5g 1.8g 19%
Copper 0.268mg 0.1mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.02mg 15%
Phosphorus 156mg 58mg 14%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Magnesium 53mg 18mg 8%
Potassium 278mg 44mg 7%
Manganese 0.475mg 0.322mg 7%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.51mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.112mg 6%
Choline 32.2mg 6.4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.049mg 4%
Protein 7.73g 5.8g 4%
Carbs 20.76g 30.86g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Calories 116kcal 158kcal 2%
Calcium 24mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.06mg 1%
Fats 0.53g 0.93g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.326g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 0.56g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.138g 0.176g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +235.7%
Contains more FatsFats +75.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.7%

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.9%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.