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

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 206% more than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 3 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 2.51mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), 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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +13.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.1%
Contains more IronIron +225.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +999.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +257.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.268mg

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 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 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +722%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +177.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.475mg 206%
Iron 8.17mg 2.51mg 71%
Folate 75µg 208µg 33%
Fiber 6.5g 26%
Potassium 723mg 278mg 13%
Protein 1.82g 7.73g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.202mg 11%
Zinc 2.23mg 1.29mg 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 156mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.411mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.055mg 6%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.495mg 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.5µg 3%
Magnesium 60mg 53mg 2%
Carbs 25.31g 20.76g 2%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 99kcal 116kcal 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.53g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Copper 0.266mg 0.268mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.138g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.225g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 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 CarbsCarbs +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +91.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.53g
~equal in Water ~70.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 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 -13.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.4%

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.