Lima beans vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and chestnut

Lima beans have more folate, iron, and zinc, while chestnut has more vitamin C, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B6.
Chestnut covers your daily need for vitamin C, 30% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 4 times more zinc than chestnut. While lima beans contain 0.95mg of zinc, chestnut contains only 0.25mg.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled,, without salt and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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

Chestnut

Contains more IronIron	+38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65.5%

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

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+118.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.148mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	26.7mg	30%
Fiber	7g		28%
Copper	0.235mg	0.472mg	26%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.854mg	15%
Protein	7.8g	2g	12%
Folate	83µg	38µg	11%
Selenium	4.5µg		8%
Iron	2.39mg	1.73mg	8%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.25mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.233mg	6%
Potassium	508mg	715mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.104mg	4%
Calcium	17mg	46mg	3%
Magnesium	43mg	54mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Phosphorus	111mg	99mg	2%
Carbs	20.88g	27.76g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.545g	2%
Fats	0.38g	1.38g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.731mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.316mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.476g	1%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.26g	1%
Calories	115kcal	131kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.148mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Sodium	2mg	27mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	27.76g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.055mg	0%