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Beans vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beans and lime different?

  • Beans have more copper, phosphorus, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 29% more than beans.
  • Beans have 13 times more zinc than lime. Beans have 1.4mg of zinc, while lime has 0.11mg.

Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Limes, raw types were 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.
Beans
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Lime
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +477.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1025%
Contains more IronIron +106.9%

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.
Beans
8
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Lime
3
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +503.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +838.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.1mg 29.1mg 29%
Copper 0.206mg 0.065mg 16%
Phosphorus 104mg 18mg 12%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.11mg 12%
Fiber 5.5g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.03mg 10%
Protein 4.8g 0.7g 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.4µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.043mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 102mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Choline 30.8mg 5.1mg 5%
Iron 0.29mg 0.6mg 4%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 30kcal 4%
Carbs 20.49g 10.54g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 33mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.055g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +585.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.4%
Contains more OtherOther +470%
Contains more WaterWater +21.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
2
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Lime
1
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.6%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.