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Brussels sprouts vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Brussels sprouts and lima beans

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A; however, lima beans are richer in copper, fiber, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, and selenium.
  • Brussels sprouts cover your daily vitamin K needs 146% more than lima beans.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 CalciumCalcium +147.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more IronIron +70.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +181.3%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 EVitamin E +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Lima beans DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.171g 1019%
Vitamin K 177µg 2µg 146%
Vitamin C 85mg 0mg 94%
Copper 0.07mg 0.235mg 18%
Fiber 3.8g 7g 13%
Iron 1.4mg 2.39mg 12%
Protein 3.38g 7.8g 9%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.516mg 8%
Folate 61µg 83µg 6%
Phosphorus 69mg 111mg 6%
Selenium 1.6µg 4.5µg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.18mg 5%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.95mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Calories 43kcal 115kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.161mg 4%
Potassium 389mg 508mg 4%
Carbs 8.95g 20.88g 4%
Calcium 42mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.055mg 3%
Choline 19.1mg 32.5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.161mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.422mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.421mg 2%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Sodium 25mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.9g N/A
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 +23.2%
Contains more OtherOther +19.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +130.8%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 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 -30.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89373.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.8%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.