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

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Significant differences between tomato sauce and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Tomato sauce has more vitamin A; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, fiber, iron, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and magnesium.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily folate needs 50% more than tomato sauce.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 29 times less vitamin A than tomato sauce. Tomato sauce has 435IU of vitamin A, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 15IU.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is 52, while the glycemic index of tomato sauce is 31.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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.

Tomato sauce

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+253.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more IronIron	+161.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133%
Contains more ZincZinc	+486.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+477.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+320.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+316.7%

~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.

Tomato sauce

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+100.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+64.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+741.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2211.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+225.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	9µg	208µg	50%
Fiber	1.5g	6.5g	20%
Iron	0.96mg	2.51mg	19%
Phosphorus	27mg	156mg	18%
Copper	0.115mg	0.268mg	17%
Manganese	0.113mg	0.475mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.202mg	15%
Protein	1.2g	7.73g	13%
Zinc	0.22mg	1.29mg	10%
Magnesium	15mg	53mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.44mg	0.28mg	8%
Vitamin C	7mg	0.4mg	7%
Calories	24kcal	116kcal	5%
Carbs	5.31g	20.76g	5%
Choline	9.9mg	32.2mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.495mg	3%
Selenium	0.6µg	2.5µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.309mg	0.411mg	2%
Fructose	1.67g		2%
Vitamin A	22µg	1µg	2%
Calcium	14mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	1.7µg	1%
Potassium	297mg	278mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.121g	0.225g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.065mg	0.055mg	1%
Fats	0.3g	0.53g	0%
Net carbs	3.81g	14.26g	N/A
Sugar	3.56g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.098mg	0.1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.037mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.025mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.034mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.037mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.008mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.036mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.025mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.02mg	0.24mg	0%