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

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What are the main differences between tortilla and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)?

  • Tortilla is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1, yet cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, copper, fiber, manganese, and zinc.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 28% higher.
  • Tortilla has 121 times more sodium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Tortilla has 482mg of sodium, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 4mg.

We used Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
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 CalciumCalcium +191.7%
Contains more IronIron +51.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +564%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +178.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +162.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +303.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

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 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +325%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Folate 98µg 208µg 28%
Selenium 16.6µg 2.5µg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.495mg 23%
Sodium 482mg 4mg 21%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Copper 0.102mg 0.268mg 18%
Iron 3.81mg 2.51mg 16%
Fiber 2.4g 6.5g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.202mg 14%
Carbs 49.94g 20.76g 10%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.475mg 9%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.29mg 9%
Magnesium 19mg 53mg 8%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Calories 237kcal 116kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.411mg 5%
Potassium 105mg 278mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.055mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 146mg 156mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.225g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.138g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.53g 1%
Protein 7.28g 7.73g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 3.3g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.24mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 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 FatsFats +79.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.6%
Contains more OtherOther +98.9%
Contains more WaterWater +75.3%
~equal in Protein ~7.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +320.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.4%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.