Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Common CowpeasVS Cassava
Weight per 500 calories
Common Cowpeas
149g
Cassava
313g
Common Cowpeas have 2.1 times more energy per 100g than Cassava. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Cassava having above average energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Common Cowpeas or Cassava?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Common Cowpeas or Cassava?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Common Cowpeas vs Cassava:
500 calories of Common Cowpeas have 4.7 times more Vitamin B1, 2.2 times more Vitamin B2, 6.7 times more Vitamin B5, 1.9 times more Vitamin B6 and 11.2 times more Vitamin B9 than Cassava.
While 500 kcal of Raw Cassava contain 28.8 times more Vitamin C than Raw Common Cowpeas.
Both Common Cowpeas and Cassava provide similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 calories.
500 calories of Common Cowpeas have insufficient amounts of Vitamin C
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B5
Both Raw Common Cowpeas as well as Raw Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Common Cowpeas vs Cassava:
500 calories of Common Cowpeas have 3.3 times more Calcium, 4 times more Copper, 14.6 times more Iron, 4.2 times more Magnesium, 1.9 times more Manganese, 7.5 times more Phosphorus, 2 times more Potassium, 6.1 times more Selenium and 4.7 times more Zinc than Cassava.
500 calories of Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Selenium and Zinc
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Common Cowpeas have 5.6 times more Omega 3, 1.9 times more Sugars, 2.8 times more Fiber and 8.2 times more Protein than Cassava.
While 500 kcal of Raw Cassava contain 1.3 times more Carbohydrate than Raw Common Cowpeas.
Both Common Cowpeas and Cassava offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Protein
Both Raw Common Cowpeas as well as Raw Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.