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

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

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc, yet french beans is richer in fiber.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 33% higher.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 2 times more copper than french beans. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.268mg of copper, while french beans has 0.115mg.
French beans has a lower glycemic index than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).

We used Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

French beans

Contains more IronIron	+132.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133%
Contains more ZincZinc	+101.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~56mg

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.

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

French beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+177.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.105mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	208µg	75µg	33%
Iron	2.51mg	1.08mg	18%
Copper	0.268mg	0.115mg	17%
Fiber	6.5g	9.4g	12%
Phosphorus	156mg	102mg	8%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.64mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.202mg	0.13mg	6%
Choline	32.2mg		6%
Calcium	24mg	63mg	4%
Manganese	0.475mg	0.382mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.411mg	0.222mg	4%
Potassium	278mg	370mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Selenium	2.5µg	1.2µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.225g	0.453g	2%
Calories	116kcal	129kcal	1%
Protein	7.73g	7.05g	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	1.2mg	1%
Carbs	20.76g	24.02g	1%
Magnesium	53mg	56mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.062mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.7g	5.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	150kcal	183kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	78g	N/A
Fats	0.53g	0.76g	0%
Net carbs	14.26g	14.62g	N/A
Sugar	3.3g		N/A
Sodium	4mg	6mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.495mg	0.546mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.105mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.138g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.044g	0.052g	0%
Tryptophan	0.095mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.294mg	0.297mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.592mg	0.563mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.484mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.451mg	0.381mg	0%
Valine	0.368mg	0.369mg	0%
Histidine	0.24mg	0.196mg	0%