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

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Summary of differences between chili Pepper and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Chili Pepper have more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin K, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, fiber, iron, phosphorus, copper, and manganese.
  • Chili Pepper cover your daily need for vitamin C, 269% more than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
  • Chili Pepper contain 79 times more vitamin A than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While chili Pepper contain 1179IU of vitamin A, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains only 15IU.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chili Pepper is 10, while the glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 52.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, hot chili, green, 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 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
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 PotassiumPotassium +22.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +109.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +54%
Contains more ZincZinc +330%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
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 +60525%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +741.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +124.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +573.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +804.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chili Pepper Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 0.4mg 269%
Folate 23µg 208µg 46%
Fiber 1.5g 6.5g 20%
Phosphorus 46mg 156mg 16%
Iron 1.2mg 2.51mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.1mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 1.7µg 11%
Protein 2g 7.73g 11%
Copper 0.174mg 0.268mg 10%
Manganese 0.237mg 0.475mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.202mg 9%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.29mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.411mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 53mg 7%
Vitamin A 59µg 1µg 6%
Choline 11.1mg 32.2mg 4%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.5µg 4%
Calories 40kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 9.46g 20.76g 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.28mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.055mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.95mg 0.495mg 3%
Potassium 340mg 278mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.225g 1%
Calcium 18mg 24mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.53g 1%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.138g 1%
Net carbs 7.96g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 5.1g 3.3g N/A
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 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 WaterWater +25.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +286.5%
Contains more FatsFats +165%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.5%
Contains more OtherOther +56.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 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 -84.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +106.4%

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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. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/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.

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