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

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

  • Mothbeans has more magnesium and iron; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, copper, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 16% more.
  • Mothbeans has 2 times more magnesium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Mothbeans has 104mg of magnesium, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 53mg.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than mothbeans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
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 +96.2%
Contains more IronIron +25.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
~equal in Potassium ~278mg
~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 3.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107% 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 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.411mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Fiber 6.5g 26%
Folate 143µg 208µg 16%
Copper 0.164mg 0.268mg 12%
Magnesium 104mg 53mg 12%
Iron 3.14mg 2.51mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.202mg 7%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Zinc 0.59mg 1.29mg 6%
Calcium 3mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.055mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Manganese 0.527mg 0.475mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Potassium 304mg 278mg 1%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.5µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.4mg 1%
Phosphorus 150mg 156mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.668mg 0.495mg 1%
Calories 117kcal 116kcal 0%
Protein 7.81g 7.73g 0%
Fats 0.55g 0.53g 0%
Carbs 20.96g 20.76g 0%
Net carbs 20.96g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 10mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.124g 0.138g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.256g 0.225g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 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 +54.3%
~equal in Protein ~7.73g
~equal in Fats ~0.53g
~equal in Carbs ~20.76g
~equal in Water ~70.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 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 -10.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.044g

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.