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

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

  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher than sugar in folate, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily need for folate, 52% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than cowpea (Black-eyed pea) (52).

Sugars, granulated 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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13800%
Contains more IronIron +4920%
Contains more CopperCopper +3728.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +12800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

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.
Sugar
0
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Folate 0µg 208µg 52%
Iron 0.05mg 2.51mg 31%
Copper 0.007mg 0.268mg 29%
Carbs 99.98g 20.76g 26%
Fiber 0g 6.5g 26%
Phosphorus 0mg 156mg 22%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.475mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.202mg 17%
Protein 0g 7.73g 15%
Calories 387kcal 116kcal 14%
Magnesium 0mg 53mg 13%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.29mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.411mg 8%
Potassium 2mg 278mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Choline 0mg 32.2mg 6%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.055mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.495mg 3%
Calcium 1mg 24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.225g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.53g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.138g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 3.3g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.044g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 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 CarbsCarbs +381.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +350100%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.