Lima beans vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between lima beans and baking powder
- Lima beans have more fiber, copper, manganese, folate, potassium, and vitamin B1, while baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 586% higher.
- The amount of sodium in lima beans is lower.
- Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.
The food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +59.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2440% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2250% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +9400% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4590.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2150% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +34464.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +361.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1873.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 17mg | 5876mg | 586% |
Sodium | 2mg | 10600mg | 461% |
Phosphorus | 111mg | 2191mg | 297% |
Iron | 2.39mg | 11.02mg | 108% |
Fiber | 7g | 0.2g | 27% |
Copper | 0.235mg | 0.01mg | 25% |
Manganese | 0.516mg | 0.011mg | 22% |
Folate | 83µg | 0µg | 21% |
Protein | 7.8g | 0g | 16% |
Potassium | 508mg | 20mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.161mg | 0mg | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161mg | 0mg | 12% |
Zinc | 0.95mg | 0.01mg | 9% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 0.2µg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.422mg | 0mg | 8% |
Choline | 32.5mg | 0mg | 6% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 27mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.421mg | 0mg | 3% |
Calories | 115kcal | 53kcal | 3% |
Carbs | 20.88g | 27.7g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2µg | 0µg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.38g | 0g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.171g | 0g | 1% |
Net carbs | 13.88g | 27.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.9g | 0g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.089g | 0g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.034g | 0g | 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
Protein:
7.8 g
Fats:
0.38 g
Carbs:
20.88 g
Water:
69.79 g
Other:
1.15 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1295.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +32.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +5752.2% |