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

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A recap on differences between cowpea (Black-eyed pea) and taffy (candy)

  • Taffy (candy) has less folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily folate needs 52% more than taffy (candy).
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 0% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9166.7%
Contains more IronIron +25000%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +514.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +257.1%

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% 9% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +621.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +358.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10175%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) Taffy (candy) DV% diff.
Folate 208µg 0µg 52%
Iron 2.51mg 0.01mg 31%
Copper 0.268mg 0mg 30%
Fiber 6.5g 0g 26%
Carbs 20.76g 91.56g 24%
Phosphorus 156mg 1mg 22%
Manganese 0.475mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.202mg 0.028mg 15%
Protein 7.73g 0.03g 15%
Calories 116kcal 397kcal 14%
Magnesium 53mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.29mg 0.21mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.138g 2.049g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 0.004mg 8%
Potassium 278mg 3mg 8%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Fats 0.53g 3.33g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.012mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 27µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.838g 2%
Sodium 4mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.09mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 0.121g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 14.26g 91.56g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 68.48g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g 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
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25666.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1344.1%
Contains more OtherOther +308.7%
Contains more FatsFats +528.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1804.5%

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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. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/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.