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

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

French beans is richer in fiber, yet cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 33% higher.
French beans has 3 times more calcium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). French beans has 63mg of calcium, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 24mg.
French beans has a lower glycemic index than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).

We used Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.1%

Contains more IronIron	+132.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133%
Contains more ZincZinc	+101.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~53mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+177.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.495mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	75µg	208µg	33%
Iron	1.08mg	2.51mg	18%
Copper	0.115mg	0.268mg	17%
Fiber	9.4g	6.5g	12%
Phosphorus	102mg	156mg	8%
Zinc	0.64mg	1.29mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.13mg	0.202mg	6%
Choline		32.2mg	6%
Calcium	63mg	24mg	4%
Manganese	0.382mg	0.475mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.222mg	0.411mg	4%
Potassium	370mg	278mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Selenium	1.2µg	2.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.453g	0.225g	2%
Calories	129kcal	116kcal	1%
Protein	7.05g	7.73g	1%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0.4mg	1%
Carbs	24.02g	20.76g	1%
Magnesium	56mg	53mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.5g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	183kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	86g	N/A
Fats	0.76g	0.53g	0%
Net carbs	14.62g	14.26g	N/A
Sugar		3.3g	N/A
Sodium	6mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.546mg	0.495mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.105mg	0.1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.052g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.297mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.311mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.563mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.484mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.106mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.381mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.369mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.196mg	0.24mg	0%