Hummus vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hummus and lima beans

Hummus has more copper, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium; however, lima beans are richer in potassium and vitamin B5.
Hummus covers your daily copper needs 32% more than lima beans.
Lima beans have 190 times less sodium than hummus. Hummus has 379mg of sodium, while lima beans have 2mg.
Lima beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of hummus is 6.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Hummus, commercial 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.

Hummus

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+92.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+49.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+122.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.1%

~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.

Hummus

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+219.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~83µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.527mg	0.235mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.613g	0.171g	23%
Sodium	379mg	2mg	16%
Fats	9.6g	0.38g	14%
Manganese	0.773mg	0.516mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.039g	0.034g	10%
Phosphorus	176mg	111mg	9%
Potassium	228mg	508mg	8%
Zinc	1.83mg	0.95mg	8%
Magnesium	71mg	43mg	7%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.437g	0.089g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.132mg	0.422mg	6%
Fiber	6g	7g	4%
Selenium	2.6µg	4.5µg	3%
Calories	166kcal	115kcal	3%
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.161mg	3%
Calcium	38mg	17mg	2%
Carbs	14.29g	20.88g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.18mg	0.161mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.064mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.582mg	0.421mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Iron	2.44mg	2.39mg	1%
Protein	7.9g	7.8g	0%
Net carbs	8.29g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar		2.9g	N/A
Folate	83µg	83µg	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%