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Horned melon vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between horned melon and lima beans

  • Horned melon has more vitamin C, while lima beans have more copper, manganese, folate, iron, vitamin B1, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Lima beans cover your daily need for copper, 24% more than horned melon.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of horned melon is 48.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Horned melon (Kiwano) 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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 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 CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313%
Contains more IronIron +111.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1075%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1223.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 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 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +544%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2666.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Lima beans DV% diff.
Fiber 7g 28%
Copper 0.02mg 0.235mg 24%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.516mg 21%
Folate 3µg 83µg 20%
Iron 1.13mg 2.39mg 16%
Protein 1.78g 7.8g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.161mg 11%
Phosphorus 37mg 111mg 11%
Potassium 123mg 508mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.161mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.422mg 5%
Calories 44kcal 115kcal 4%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.95mg 4%
Carbs 7.56g 20.88g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.055mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Fats 1.26g 0.38g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.421mg 1%
Magnesium 40mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 13.88g N/A
Calcium 13mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 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 +231.6%
Contains more WaterWater +27.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +338.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.2%
Contains more OtherOther +167.4%

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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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.

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