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Lima beans vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and barley different?

  • Lima beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, potassium, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while barley is higher in vitamin B3 and selenium.
  • Lima beans cover your daily need for folate, 17% more than barley.
  • Lima beans contain 5 times more potassium than barley. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while barley contains 93mg.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Barley, pearled, cooked types were used in this article.

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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 31% 5.1% 45% 90% 78% 26% 48% 0.26% 67% 25%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +446.2%
Contains more IronIron +79.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +91.1%

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 0% 0% 3.6% 0% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62% 18%
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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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +212.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +418.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +390%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Barley DV% diff.
Folate 83µg 16µg 17%
Copper 0.235mg 0.105mg 14%
Fiber 7g 3.8g 13%
Iron 2.39mg 1.33mg 13%
Potassium 508mg 93mg 12%
Protein 7.8g 2.26g 11%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.259mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 2.063mg 10%
Phosphorus 111mg 54mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8.6µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.083mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.135mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.115mg 4%
Choline 32.5mg 13.4mg 3%
Carbs 20.88g 28.22g 2%
Calcium 17mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.8µg 1%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.82mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.062mg 1%
Calories 115kcal 123kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.093g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.057g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.214g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 g
Barley
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2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.1%
Contains more OtherOther +310.7%
Contains more FatsFats +15.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.2%
~equal in Water ~68.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.093g

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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. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.