Lima beans vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lima beans and cereal

Lima beans have more fiber; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 511% more than lima beans.
Cereal has 5 times less fiber than lima beans. Lima beans have 7g of fiber, while cereal has 1.4g.
Lima beans contain less sodium.
Cereal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cereal is 69, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+383.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%

Contains more IronIron	+1325.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40%

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

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3805.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+6936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6935.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3618%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	6.288mg	511%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	5.986mg	448%
Iron	2.39mg	34.06mg	396%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	3.87mg	293%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	29.62mg	182%
Vitamin A	0µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.95mg	7.6mg	60%
Vitamin C	0mg	38.5mg	43%
Sodium	2mg	795mg	34%
Carbs	20.88g	86.85g	22%
Fiber	7g	1.4g	22%
Folate	83µg		21%
Calories	115kcal	378kcal	13%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.79mg	12%
Potassium	508mg	105mg	12%
Copper	0.235mg	0.137mg	11%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Phosphorus	111mg	77mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.226mg	4%
Protein	7.8g	6.06g	3%
Selenium	4.5µg	6.3µg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.08mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.354g	1%
Calcium	17mg	10mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.08g	1%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.26g	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	10.35g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.204g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.767mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.113mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.365mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.344mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%