Groat vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between groat and lima beans

Groat has more copper, magnesium, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, zinc, and fiber; however, lima beans are richer in folate.
Groat covers your daily copper needs 96% more than lima beans.
Lima beans have 17 times less vitamin B3 than groat. Groat has 7.02mg of vitamin B3, while lima beans have 0.421mg.
Groat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of groat is 54, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Buckwheat 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.

Groat

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+437.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+368.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+152.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+212.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+151.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+10.4%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~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.

Groat

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+672.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+59.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+176.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.1mg	0.235mg	96%
Magnesium	231mg	43mg	45%
Vitamin B3	7.02mg	0.421mg	41%
Manganese	1.3mg	0.516mg	34%
Phosphorus	347mg	111mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.425mg	0.055mg	28%
Carbs	71.5g	20.88g	17%
Vitamin B5	1.233mg	0.422mg	16%
Zinc	2.4mg	0.95mg	13%
Folate	30µg	83µg	13%
Fiber	10g	7g	12%
Protein	13.25g	7.8g	11%
Calories	343kcal	115kcal	11%
Selenium	8.3µg	4.5µg	7%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.039g	0.171g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.101mg	0.161mg	5%
Fats	3.4g	0.38g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.21mg	0.161mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.04g	0.034g	3%
Saturated fat	0.741g	0.089g	3%
Iron	2.2mg	2.39mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Potassium	460mg	508mg	1%
Net carbs	61.5g	13.88g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	17mg	0%
Sugar		2.9g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.192mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.506mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.498mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.832mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.672mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.172mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.678mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.309mg	0.238mg	0%