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Lima beans vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lima beans and beetroot

  • Lima beans have more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, selenium, and zinc; however, beetroot is richer in folate.
  • Lima beans' daily need coverage for iron is 20% more.
  • Lima beans contain 6 times more selenium than beetroot. Lima beans contain 4.5µg of selenium, while beetroot contains 0.7µg.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beetroot is 64, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beets, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +198.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +213.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +177.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +419.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +172.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Beetroot DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.8mg 20%
Copper 0.235mg 0.075mg 18%
Fiber 7g 2.8g 17%
Protein 7.8g 1.61g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.031mg 11%
Phosphorus 111mg 40mg 10%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.329mg 8%
Folate 83µg 109µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.067mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Magnesium 43mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.155mg 5%
Potassium 508mg 325mg 5%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.35mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 43kcal 4%
Carbs 20.88g 9.56g 4%
Sodium 2mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.06g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.334mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 6.76g N/A
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +384.5%
Contains more FatsFats +123.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.4%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%
~equal in Other ~1.08g

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.