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

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Differences between yellow beans and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Yellow beans have more fiber, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate and copper.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 32% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 3 times less vitamin E than yellow beans. Yellow beans contain 0.94mg of vitamin E, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 0.28mg.
The amount of sugar in yellow beans is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Yellow beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+158.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+44.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.3%

~equal in Iron ~2.51mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.475mg

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.

Yellow beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+235.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+156.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.202mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~32.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	81µg	208µg	32%
Fiber	10.4g	6.5g	16%
Copper	0.186mg	0.268mg	9%
Magnesium	74mg	53mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.28mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.229mg	0.411mg	4%
Calcium	62mg	24mg	4%
Phosphorus	183mg	156mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.055mg	4%
Protein	9.16g	7.73g	3%
Selenium	1.3µg	2.5µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.129mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	1.7µg	2%
Zinc	1.06mg	1.29mg	2%
Carbs	25.28g	20.76g	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0.4mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.466g	0.225g	2%
Choline	35.2mg	32.2mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.279g	0.138g	1%
Vitamin B3	0.708mg	0.495mg	1%
Calories	144kcal	116kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.187mg	0.202mg	1%
Manganese	0.455mg	0.475mg	1%
Potassium	325mg	278mg	1%
Fats	1.08g	0.53g	1%
Net carbs	14.88g	14.26g	N/A
Iron	2.48mg	2.51mg	0%
Sugar	0.34g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.094g	0.044g	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.386mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.405mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.732mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.629mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.496mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.479mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.24mg	0%