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

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The main differences between mung beans and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Mung beans contain less iron, copper, folate, phosphorus, and manganese than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
  • Daily need coverage for iron for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 14% higher.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, 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 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
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 +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.4%
Contains more IronIron +79.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.4%
~equal in Potassium ~278mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.5µg

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% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
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 +16.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.411mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~32.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung beans Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Iron 1.4mg 2.51mg 14%
Folate 159µg 208µg 12%
Copper 0.156mg 0.268mg 12%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.475mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 156mg 8%
Fiber 7.6g 6.5g 4%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.29mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.202mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.28mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.128g 0.225g 1%
Choline 29.4mg 32.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.577mg 0.495mg 1%
Protein 7.02g 7.73g 1%
Calories 105kcal 116kcal 1%
Magnesium 48mg 53mg 1%
Carbs 19.15g 20.76g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.53g 0%
Net carbs 11.55g 14.26g N/A
Calcium 27mg 24mg 0%
Potassium 266mg 278mg 0%
Sugar 2g 3.3g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 2.5µg 2.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.138g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.23mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.544mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.084mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.425mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.364mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.205mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 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 ProteinProtein +10.1%
Contains more FatsFats +39.5%
Contains more OtherOther +19%
~equal in Carbs ~20.76g
~equal in Water ~70.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 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 -15.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.8%

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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. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.