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

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

Winged beans is higher in copper, manganese, iron, calcium, fats, vitamin B1, protein, and vitamin B2; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for copper for winged beans is 56% higher.
Winged beans contains 11 times more fats than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While winged beans contains 5.84g of fats, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains only 0.53g.
Winged beans has a lower glycemic index (32) than cowpea (Black-eyed pea) (52).

Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Winged beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+491.7%
Contains more IronIron	+72.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+188.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+152.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~53mg

~equal in Potassium ~278mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Winged beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+163.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1980%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.773mg	0.268mg	56%
Folate	10µg	208µg	50%
Manganese	1.199mg	0.475mg	31%
Fiber		6.5g	26%
Iron	4.33mg	2.51mg	23%
Calcium	142mg	24mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.551g	0.225g	9%
Fats	5.84g	0.53g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.295mg	0.202mg	8%
Protein	10.62g	7.73g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.129mg	0.055mg	6%
Choline		32.2mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.156mg	0.411mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.153g	0.044g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.047mg	0.1mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.825g	0.138g	3%
Calories	147kcal	116kcal	2%
Carbs	14.94g	20.76g	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.83mg	0.495mg	2%
Zinc	1.44mg	1.29mg	1%
Selenium	2.9µg	2.5µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.2g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	138kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	1.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	14.94g	14.26g	N/A
Magnesium	54mg	53mg	0%
Potassium	280mg	278mg	0%
Sugar		3.3g	N/A
Phosphorus	153mg	156mg	0%
Sodium	13mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.233mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.36mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.448mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.652mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.109mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.436mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.467mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.24mg	0%