Black-eyed pea
What it is
Black-eyed peas belong to the cowpea group. This profile uses USDA mature common cowpeas, a group that includes blackeyes, crowder peas and southern peas, boiled without salt.
What it does
The cooked reference supplies 7.73 g of protein, 6.5 g of fiber and 208 micrograms of folate per 100 g. Folate is needed for normal cell division.
Research context and ingredient forms
Because the source groups several cowpea types, it is not a laboratory result for every black-eyed pea cultivar. Immature peas and leafy cowpea greens are separate foods.
Using this information
Use cooked, drained edible beans as the comparison. A dish made with meat, rice or broth needs a recipe calculation rather than the plain-cowpea table alone.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 116 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 7.73 g per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.53 g per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 20.8 g per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 6.5 g per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 53 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 278 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 4 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Folate, total | 208 µg per 100 g edible portion | Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition, not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
- Folate: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Limitations: Used only for the mapped definition or nutrient role, not a food-specific clinical benefit.
Source assessment recorded.
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