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

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How are peas and cowpea (Black-eyed pea) different?

Peas are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in folate, iron, and copper.
Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3052% more than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
Peas contain 53 times more vitamin A than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Peas contain 801IU of vitamin A, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 15IU.

Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, 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.

Peas

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.9%
Contains more IronIron	+63%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.6%

~equal in Potassium ~278mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.29mg

~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.

Peas

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+170.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+308.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1423.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+230.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~32.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	153mg	0.411mg	3052%
Folate	63µg	208µg	36%
Vitamin K	25.9µg	1.7µg	20%
Vitamin C	14.2mg	0.4mg	15%
Iron	1.54mg	2.51mg	12%
Copper	0.173mg	0.268mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.021mg	0.495mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.216mg	0.1mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.149mg	0.055mg	7%
Phosphorus	117mg	156mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.259mg	0.202mg	5%
Protein	5.36g	7.73g	5%
Vitamin A	40µg	1µg	4%
Fiber	5.5g	6.5g	4%
Magnesium	39mg	53mg	3%
Manganese	0.525mg	0.475mg	2%
Calories	84kcal	116kcal	2%
Carbs	15.63g	20.76g	2%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.28mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.225g	1%
Fructose	0.41g		1%
Zinc	1.19mg	1.29mg	1%
Selenium	1.9µg	2.5µg	1%
Fats	0.22g	0.53g	0%
Net carbs	10.13g	14.26g	N/A
Calcium	27mg	24mg	0%
Potassium	271mg	278mg	0%
Sugar	5.93g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	4mg	0%
Choline	29.7mg	32.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.039g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.019g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.037mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.193mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.32mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.314mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.198mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.232mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.105mg	0.24mg	0%