Black-eyed peas, raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black-eyed peas, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more fiber and less saturated fat.
Pick Black-eyed peas, raw for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.38 g7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.5 g17.87 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.11 g3.15 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.05 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.38 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.1 g
- Sodiumless is better189.68 mg4.76 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better318.25 mg330.95 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better23.02 mg32.74 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.9 mg2.46 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better42.06 mg54.76 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.45 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

