First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Adzuki beans | Black-eyed peas |
| Nutrient | adzuki beans | black-eyed peas |
| Protein | 12g | 14g |
| Carbohydrate | 39g | 36g |
| Fiber | 11g | 6g |
| Fat | 0g | 1g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | adzuki beans | black-eyed peas |
| Choline | 0% | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0% | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0% | 4% |
Adzuki beans are a good source of Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc. Adzuki beans are a great source of Phosphorus, Iron. Black-eyed peas are a good source of Magnesium, Zinc. Black-eyed peas are a great source of Thiamin, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | adzuki beans | black-eyed peas |
| Vitamin B1 | 18% | 51% |
| Vitamin B2 | 9% | 12% |
| Vitamin B3 | 9% | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 13% | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 14% | 19% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | adzuki beans | black-eyed peas |
| Sodium | 1% | 1% |
| Potasium | 24% | 19% |
| Calcium | 9% | 13% |
| Magnesium | 23% | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 45% | 44% |
| Iron | 52% | 82% |
| Manganese | 39% | 40% |
| Selenium | 4% | 12% |
| Copper | 47% | 50% |
| Zinc | 29% | 21% |
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