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Chestnut vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and lima beans

  • Chestnut has more vitamin C, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B6, while lima beans have more folate, iron, and zinc.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for vitamin C, 30% more than lima beans.
  • Chestnut contains 3 times more calcium than lima beans. While chestnut contains 46mg of calcium, lima beans contain only 17mg.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
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 +25.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.5%
Contains more IronIron +38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Fiber 7g 28%
Copper 0.472mg 0.235mg 26%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.516mg 15%
Protein 2g 7.8g 12%
Folate 38µg 83µg 11%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Iron 1.73mg 2.39mg 8%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.95mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.161mg 6%
Potassium 715mg 508mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.055mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 17mg 3%
Magnesium 54mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Phosphorus 99mg 111mg 2%
Carbs 27.76g 20.88g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.171g 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.38g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.421mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.422mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.034g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.089g 1%
Calories 131kcal 115kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.161mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 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 FatsFats +263.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33%
Contains more ProteinProtein +290%
Contains more OtherOther +62%
~equal in Water ~69.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +218.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.8%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.