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

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

Pinto beans is richer in fiber, vitamin B6, and selenium, yet cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is richer in folate, copper, and iron.
Pinto beans has 3 times more vitamin E than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Pinto beans has 0.94mg of vitamin E, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.28mg.
Pinto beans has a lower glycemic index than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).

We used Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), 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.

Pinto beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148%

Contains more IronIron	+20.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~53mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.475mg

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.

Pinto beans

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+235.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+105.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.202mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	9g	6.5g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.229mg	0.1mg	10%
Folate	172µg	208µg	9%
Selenium	6.2µg	2.5µg	7%
Starch	15.15g		6%
Potassium	436mg	278mg	5%
Iron	2.09mg	2.51mg	5%
Copper	0.219mg	0.268mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.28mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.411mg	4%
Protein	9.01g	7.73g	3%
Zinc	0.98mg	1.29mg	3%
Carbs	26.22g	20.76g	2%
Calcium	46mg	24mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	1.7µg	2%
Calories	143kcal	116kcal	1%
Magnesium	50mg	53mg	1%
Phosphorus	147mg	156mg	1%
Manganese	0.453mg	0.475mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.193mg	0.202mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.318mg	0.495mg	1%
Choline	35.3mg	32.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.3g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	159kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	86g	N/A
Fats	0.65g	0.53g	0%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	17.22g	14.26g	N/A
Sugar	0.34g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.136g	0.138g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.133g	0.044g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.235g	0.225g	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.331mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.426mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.765mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.531mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.519mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.247mg	0.24mg	0%