Cowpea (yardlong bean): Nutrition Facts

Cowpea (yardlong bean) is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 47.7 kcal

Cowpea (yardlong bean) contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Cowpea (yardlong bean) — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Cowpea (yardlong bean) provides about 3.4% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 3.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein2.5 g
3.4%
Fat100 mg
0.1%
Carbs9.2 g
3.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Cowpea (yardlong bean) of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C16.2 mg
18.0%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.6 mg
3.8%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.1 mg
2.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Cowpea (yardlong bean).

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium44 mg
4.4%
Iron1 mg
10.0%
Magnesium42 mg
10.5%
Phosphorus57 mg
8.1%
Potassium290 mg
6.2%
Sodium4 mg
0.3%
Zinc0.4 mg
3.6%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Cowpea (yardlong bean).
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan29 mg
0.4%
Threonine94 mg
3.9%
Isoleucine135 mg
6.8%
Leucine180 mg
3.9%
Lysine166 mg
4.0%
Methionine36 mg
2.0%
Cystine38 mg
2.1%
Phenylalanine139 mg
3.2%
Tyrosine103 mg
2.3%
Valine146 mg
5.8%
Arginine177 mg
2.9%
Histidine82 mg
3.9%
Alanine0 mg
0.0%
Aspartic acid0 mg
0.0%
Glutamic acid0 mg
0.0%
Glycine0 mg
0.0%
Proline0 mg
0.0%
Serine0 mg
0.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.180 g), isoleucine (0.135 g) and valine (0.146 g).
Cowpea (yardlong bean) contains 0.46 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.000 g), arginine (0.177 g) and methionine (0.036 g).
Cowpea (yardlong bean) contains 0.21 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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