Lima beans vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lima beans and arborio rice

Lima beans have more copper, potassium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, and folate; however, arborio rice is higher in vitamin B3 and selenium.
Lima beans cover your daily copper needs 18% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 20 times less potassium than lima beans. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while arborio rice contains 26mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.

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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.

Lima beans

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+437.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1853.8%
Contains more IronIron	+63.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+226.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+236.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.7%

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.

Lima beans

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+172.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+254.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7g		28%
Copper	0.235mg	0.072mg	18%
Potassium	508mg	26mg	14%
Iron	2.39mg	1.46mg	12%
Phosphorus	111mg	33mg	11%
Protein	7.8g	2.36g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.059mg	8%
Magnesium	43mg	8mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.493mg	7%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.357mg	7%
Folate	83µg	59µg	6%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.4mg	5%
Selenium	4.5µg	7.5µg	5%
Carbs	20.88g	28.73g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.016mg	3%
Calcium	17mg	1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.05g	1%
Calories	115kcal	130kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Fats	0.38g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	28.73g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Sodium	2mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.164mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.397mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.058g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.056mg	0%