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

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The main differences between summer squash and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Summer squash has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for folate for cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 45% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 43 times less vitamin C than summer squash. Summer squash has 17mg of vitamin C, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.4mg.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than summer squash.

Food types used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, 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.

Summer squash

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+617.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+425.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+344.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+310.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+171.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1150%

~equal in Potassium ~278mg

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.

Summer squash

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+158.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+118%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+76.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+320.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+165.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+617.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+380.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.495mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	29µg	208µg	45%
Iron	0.35mg	2.51mg	27%
Copper	0.051mg	0.268mg	24%
Fiber	1.1g	6.5g	22%
Vitamin C	17mg	0.4mg	18%
Phosphorus	38mg	156mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.202mg	13%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.475mg	13%
Protein	1.21g	7.73g	13%
Magnesium	17mg	53mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.1mg	9%
Zinc	0.29mg	1.29mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.055mg	7%
Carbs	3.35g	20.76g	6%
Choline	6.7mg	32.2mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.411mg	5%
Calories	16kcal	116kcal	5%
Selenium	0.2µg	2.5µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.28mg	1%
Vitamin K	3µg	1.7µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.225g	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	1µg	1%
Fats	0.18g	0.53g	1%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Calcium	15mg	24mg	1%
Net carbs	2.25g	14.26g	N/A
Potassium	262mg	278mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	0.495mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.24mg	0%