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

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Important differences between soybeans and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Soybeans have more iron, protein, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, vitamin K, fats, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)'s daily need coverage for folate is 39% more.
Soybeans have 17 times more fats than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). Soybeans have 8.97g of fats, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has 0.53g.
Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than soybeans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Soybean

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.3%
Contains more IronIron	+104.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+73.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+192%

Contains more ZincZinc

+12.2%

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.

Soybean

Cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+325%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+134%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1029.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+129.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+285.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	54µg	208µg	39%
Iron	5.14mg	2.51mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.064g	0.225g	32%
Protein	18.21g	7.73g	21%
Vitamin B2	0.285mg	0.055mg	18%
Copper	0.407mg	0.268mg	15%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.475mg	15%
Vitamin K	19.2µg	1.7µg	15%
Fats	8.97g	0.53g	13%
Phosphorus	245mg	156mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.234mg	0.1mg	10%
Selenium	7.3µg	2.5µg	9%
Magnesium	86mg	53mg	8%
Calcium	102mg	24mg	8%
Potassium	515mg	278mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.179mg	0.411mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.297g	0.138g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.981g	0.044g	5%
Carbs	8.36g	20.76g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.155mg	0.202mg	4%
Calories	172kcal	116kcal	3%
Choline	47.5mg	32.2mg	3%
Fiber	6g	6.5g	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.4mg	1%
Zinc	1.15mg	1.29mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.399mg	0.495mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	2.36g	14.26g	N/A
Sugar	3g	3.3g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.28mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.095mg	0%
Threonine	0.723mg	0.294mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.807mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	0.592mg	0%
Lysine	1.108mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.224mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.451mg	0%
Valine	0.831mg	0.368mg	0%
Histidine	0.449mg	0.24mg	0%