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A favorite in the Southern U.S., this nutritious legume is most often sold re-hydrated, rather than sprouted, in the produce sections of grocery stores. Black eye peas should be large and light tan, not gray, for an attractive product.


Scientific Name: Vigna unguiculata

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Sample
Count
Std.
Error
Proximates        
Water g 11.95 82 0.391
Energy kcal 336 0  
Energy kj 1406 0  
Protein g 23.52 147 0.205
Total lipid (fat) g 1.26 139 0.036
Ash g 3.24 91 0.038
Carbohydrate, by difference g 60.03 0  
Fiber, total dietary g 10.6 0  
Minerals        
Calcium, Ca mg 110 47 11.803
Iron, Fe mg 8.27 59 0.246
Magnesium, Mg mg 184 45 7.012
Phosphorus, P mg 424 46 11.904
Potassium, K mg 1112 44 40.025
Sodium, Na mg 16 39 1.681
Zinc, Zn mg 3.37 46 0.167
Copper, Cu mg 0.845 48 0.030
Manganese, Mn mg 1.528 42  
Selenium, Se mcg 9.0 3 1.143
Vitamins        
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 1.5 1  
Thiamin mg 0.853 197 0.031
Riboflavin mg 0.226 204 0.008
Niacin mg 2.075 189 0.094
Pantothenic acid mg 1.496 166 0.058
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.357 17  
Folate, total mcg 633 17 41.904
Folic acid mcg 0 0  
Folate, food mcg 633 17 41.904
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 633 0  
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00 0  
Vitamin A, IU IU 50 1  
Retinol mcg 0 0  
Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 3 1  
Vitamin E mg_ATE 0.390 0  
Lipids        
Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.331 0  
4:0 g 0.000 0  
6:0 g 0.000 0  
8:0 g 0.000 0  
10:0 g 0.000 0  
12:0 g 0.001 0  
14:0 g 0.003 0  
16:0 g 0.254 0  
18:0 g 0.053 0  
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.106 0  
16:1 undifferentiated g 0.004 0  
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.088 0  
20:1 g 0.001 0  
22:1 undifferentiated g 0.012 0  
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.542 0  
18:2 undifferentiated g 0.343 0  
18:3 undifferentiated g 0.199 0  
18:4 g 0.000 0  
20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 0  
20:5 n-3 g 0.000 0  
22:5 n-3 g 0.000 0  
22:6 n-3 g 0.000 0  
Cholesterol mg 0 0  
Amino acids        
Tryptophan g 0.290 0  
Threonine g 0.895 0  
Isoleucine g 0.956 0  
Leucine g 1.802 0  
Lysine g 1.591 0  
Methionine g 0.335 0  
Cystine g 0.260 0  
Phenylalanine g 1.373 0  
Tyrosine g 0.760 0  
Valine g 1.121 0  
Arginine g 1.629 0  
Histidine g 0.730 0  
Alanine g 1.072 0  
Aspartic acid g 2.840 0  
Glutamic acid g 4.454 0  
Glycine g 0.971 0  
Proline g 1.057 0  
Serine g 1.178 0  

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 15 (August 2002)


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