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

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How are great northern beans and cowpea (Black-eyed pea) different?

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher than great northern beans in folate.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily need for folate, 27% more than great northern beans.
  • Great northern beans contains 3 times more calcium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Great northern beans contains 68mg of calcium, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 24mg.

Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
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 more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64%
Contains more IronIron +17.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~53mg
~equal in Copper ~0.268mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.475mg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
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 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +103.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Folate 102µg 208µg 27%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Iron 2.13mg 2.51mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.202mg 4%
Calcium 68mg 24mg 4%
Zinc 0.88mg 1.29mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 0.411mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.5µg 3%
Potassium 391mg 278mg 3%
Fiber 7g 6.5g 2%
Copper 0.247mg 0.268mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.475mg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 53mg 1%
Protein 8.33g 7.73g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Phosphorus 165mg 156mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.495mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.1mg 1%
Calories 118kcal 116kcal 0%
Fats 0.45g 0.53g 0%
Carbs 21.09g 20.76g 0%
Net carbs 14.09g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.055mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.14g 0.138g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.225g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 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 OtherOther +20.2%
Contains more FatsFats +17.8%
~equal in Protein ~7.73g
~equal in Carbs ~20.76g
~equal in Water ~70.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 6% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +109.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.138g

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.