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

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

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more fiber, copper, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, flour has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for selenium for flour is 57% higher.
Flour has 2 times less magnesium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 53mg of magnesium, while flour has 22mg.
Flour has a higher glycemic index than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).

Food types used in this article are Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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)

Flour

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+159.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+86.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+84.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.4%

Contains more IronIron	+84.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1256%

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)

Flour

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+209.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+288.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+798.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1092.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.5µg	33.9µg	57%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.785mg	49%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	5.904mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.494mg	34%
Iron	2.51mg	4.64mg	27%
Carbs	20.76g	76.31g	19%
Fiber	6.5g	2.7g	15%
Copper	0.268mg	0.144mg	14%
Calories	116kcal	364kcal	12%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.682mg	9%
Magnesium	53mg	22mg	7%
Phosphorus	156mg	108mg	7%
Folate	208µg	183µg	6%
Potassium	278mg	107mg	5%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.7mg	5%
Protein	7.73g	10.33g	5%
Choline	32.2mg	10.4mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.044mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.06mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.413g	1%
Fats	0.53g	0.98g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.438mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Calcium	24mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	73.61g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g	0.27g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.155g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.087g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.127mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.281mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.357mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.71mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.228mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.415mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.23mg	0%