Lima beans vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and biscuits different?

Lima beans are richer in fiber, copper, and potassium, while biscuits are higher in selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 27% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 5 times more fiber than biscuits. Lima beans contain 7g of fiber, while biscuits contain 1.5g.
Lima beans are lower in saturated fat.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than lima beans (32).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Lima beans

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+319.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+186.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1282.4%
Contains more IronIron	+21.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+333.3%

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

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+36.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+600.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	4.163g	27%
Selenium	4.5µg	19.5µg	27%
Sodium	2mg	580mg	25%
Fats	0.38g	16.3g	24%
Fiber	7g	1.5g	22%
Calcium	17mg	235mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.31mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.089g	4.324g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	6.93g	17%
Copper	0.235mg	0.082mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.356mg	16%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	2.949mg	16%
Calories	115kcal	353kcal	12%
Potassium	508mg	121mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.035mg	10%
Phosphorus	111mg	164mg	8%
Carbs	20.88g	44.6g	8%
Folate	83µg	61µg	6%
Iron	2.39mg	2.9mg	6%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.378mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	18mg	6%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.285mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Protein	7.8g	7g	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.161mg	0%