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

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

Penne is higher in calcium and monounsaturated fat; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in iron, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for iron for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 21% higher.
Penne contains 62 times more sodium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While penne contains 248mg of sodium, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains only 4mg.

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties 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.

Penne

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+270.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127.9%
Contains more IronIron	+213.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%

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.

Penne

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate		208µg	52%
Copper		0.268mg	30%
Manganese		0.475mg	21%
Iron	0.8mg	2.51mg	21%
Vitamin B1		0.202mg	17%
Fiber	2.7g	6.5g	15%
Sodium	248mg	4mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.138g	10%
Vitamin B5		0.411mg	8%
Vitamin B6		0.1mg	8%
Calcium	89mg	24mg	7%
Choline		32.2mg	6%
Selenium		2.5µg	5%
Fats	4g	0.53g	5%
Phosphorus	118mg	156mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	53mg	5%
Potassium	122mg	278mg	5%
Protein	5.7g	7.73g	4%
Vitamin B2		0.055mg	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B3		0.495mg	3%
Zinc	1.1mg	1.29mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.044g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.225g	1%
Calories	126kcal	116kcal	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Carbs	16.8g	20.76g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	14.1g	14.26g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	3.3g	N/A
Vitamin A		1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A
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%