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Lentil vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil and lima beans

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, and phosphorus than lima beans.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 25% more.
  • Lentil contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than lima beans. Lentil contains 1.06mg of vitamin B3, while lima beans contain 0.421mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Lentil
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
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 +11.8%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.235mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.516mg

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.
Lentil
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~32.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Lima beans DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 83µg 25%
Iron 3.33mg 2.39mg 12%
Phosphorus 180mg 111mg 10%
Potassium 369mg 508mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.422mg 4%
Fiber 7.9g 7g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.421mg 4%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.95mg 3%
Selenium 2.8µg 4.5µg 3%
Magnesium 36mg 43mg 2%
Copper 0.251mg 0.235mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Protein 9.02g 7.8g 2%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.516mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.161mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.161mg 1%
Calories 116kcal 115kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Carbs 20.13g 20.88g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 13.88g N/A
Calcium 19mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 1.8g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2µg 0%
Choline 32.7mg 32.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.171g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 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 ProteinProtein +15.6%
Contains more OtherOther +38.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~20.88g
~equal in Water ~69.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 -40.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.171g

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.