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Arrowroot vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arrowroot and lima beans different?

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, lima beans are richer in fiber, manganese, copper, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for arrowroot is 64% higher.
  • Arrowroot contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than lima beans. While arrowroot contains 1.693mg of vitamin B3, lima beans contain only 0.421mg.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than arrowroot (58).

Arrowroot, raw and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 5.1% 45% 90% 78% 26% 48% 0.26% 67% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.39mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.6% 0% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +302.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Lima beans DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 83µg 64%
Fiber 1.3g 7g 23%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.516mg 15%
Copper 0.121mg 0.235mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.161mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.421mg 8%
Protein 4.24g 7.8g 7%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.5µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 43mg 4%
Calories 65kcal 115kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.422mg 3%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.95mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.161mg 2%
Carbs 13.39g 20.88g 2%
Phosphorus 98mg 111mg 2%
Iron 2.22mg 2.39mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 454mg 508mg 2%
Sodium 26mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.171g 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.055mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.