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Lima beans vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lima beans and butter?

  • Lima beans are higher in iron, fiber, copper, manganese, folate, and potassium, yet butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lima beans is lower.
  • The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Butter, without salt types 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 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2016.7%
Contains more IronIron +11850%
Contains more CopperCopper +1368.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +955.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%

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%
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +902.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.089g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.38g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 23.43g 58%
Calories 115kcal 717kcal 30%
Iron 2.39mg 0.02mg 30%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Copper 0.235mg 0.016mg 24%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.004mg 22%
Folate 83µg 3µg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 3.01g 19%
Potassium 508mg 24mg 14%
Protein 7.8g 0.85g 14%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.005mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.003mg 12%
Phosphorus 111mg 24mg 12%
Magnesium 43mg 2mg 10%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.09mg 8%
Carbs 20.88g 0.06g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin K 2µg 7µg 4%
Choline 32.5mg 18.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.042mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +817.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34700%
Contains more WaterWater +289%
Contains more OtherOther +2775%
Contains more FatsFats +21244.7%

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
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68811.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1660.2%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.