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

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Important differences between eggplant and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Eggplant has less folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, manganese, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 47% more.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than eggplant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Eggplant, raw and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%
Contains more IronIron +991.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +230.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +706.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +733.3%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +417.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +845.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.28mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Folate 22µg 208µg 47%
Iron 0.23mg 2.51mg 29%
Copper 0.081mg 0.268mg 21%
Phosphorus 24mg 156mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.202mg 14%
Fiber 3g 6.5g 14%
Protein 0.98g 7.73g 14%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.475mg 11%
Zinc 0.16mg 1.29mg 10%
Magnesium 14mg 53mg 9%
Choline 6.9mg 32.2mg 5%
Calories 25kcal 116kcal 5%
Carbs 5.88g 20.76g 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 2.5µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.411mg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 1.7µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.225g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 0.495mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.1mg 1%
Potassium 229mg 278mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.53g 1%
Net carbs 2.88g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.53g 3.3g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.28mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.138g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +688.8%
Contains more FatsFats +194.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
34% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.138 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.225 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.1%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients
  2. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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