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

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What are the differences between jackfruit and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)?

Jackfruit is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin C, yet cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B1.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 46% more.
Jackfruit has 34 times more vitamin C than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While jackfruit has 13.7mg of vitamin C, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has only 0.4mg.
The glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is lower.

We used Jackfruit, raw and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.

Jackfruit

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.8%
Contains more IronIron	+991.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+252.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+892.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+642.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1004.7%

~equal in Calcium ~24mg

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.

Jackfruit

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3325%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+229%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+74.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+766.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	24µg	208µg	46%
Iron	0.23mg	2.51mg	29%
Copper	0.076mg	0.268mg	21%
Fiber	1.5g	6.5g	20%
Phosphorus	21mg	156mg	19%
Manganese	0.043mg	0.475mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.1mg	18%
Vitamin C	13.7mg	0.4mg	15%
Protein	1.72g	7.73g	12%
Zinc	0.13mg	1.29mg	11%
Fructose	9.19g		11%
Vitamin B1	0.105mg	0.202mg	8%
Choline		32.2mg	6%
Magnesium	29mg	53mg	6%
Selenium		2.5µg	5%
Potassium	448mg	278mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.235mg	0.411mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.92mg	0.495mg	3%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Carbs	23.25g	20.76g	1%
Calories	95kcal	116kcal	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.094g	0.225g	1%
Starch	1.47g		1%
Fats	0.64g	0.53g	0%
Net carbs	21.75g	14.26g	N/A
Calcium	24mg	24mg	0%
Sugar	19.08g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.34mg	0.28mg	0%
Vitamin A	5µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.055mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.195g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.155g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.034mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.086mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.069mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.103mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.069mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.052mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.086mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.034mg	0.24mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.079g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A