Lima beans vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lima beans and baked beans?

Lima beans are higher in manganese, folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B5, yet baked beans are higher in fats.
Baked beans' daily need coverage for sodium is 18% more.
Lima beans have 3 times more vitamin B5 than baked beans. While lima beans have 0.422mg of vitamin B5, baked beans have only 0.155mg.
The amount of saturated fat in lima beans is lower.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, baked, home prepared types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Baked beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.9%
Contains more IronIron	+20.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+102.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+258.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~109mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.408mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2mg	422mg	18%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.255mg	11%
Folate	83µg	48µg	9%
Copper	0.235mg	0.159mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.089g	1.948g	8%
Fats	0.38g	5.15g	7%
Fiber	7g	5.5g	6%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Protein	7.8g	5.54g	5%
Iron	2.39mg	1.99mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.155mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.09mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	2.133g	5%
Calcium	17mg	61mg	4%
Potassium	508mg	358mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.74g	4%
Calories	115kcal	155kcal	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.73mg	2%
Selenium	4.5µg	5.7µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.136mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	147kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	13.88g	16.13g	N/A
Carbs	20.88g	21.63g	0%
Magnesium	43mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Phosphorus	111mg	109mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.049mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.408mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.428mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.379mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.287mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.282mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.153mg	0%