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Lima beans vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lima beans and chinese broccoli

  • Lima beans have more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium, while chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium.
  • Chinese broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 69% higher.
  • Chinese broccoli contains 4 times less iron than lima beans. Lima beans contain 2.39mg of iron, while chinese broccoli contains 0.56mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broccoli, chinese, cooked.

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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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.6%
Contains more IronIron +326.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +285.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +246.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +488.2%

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%
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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4140%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.437mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 84.8µg 69%
Vitamin C 0mg 28.2mg 31%
Iron 2.39mg 0.56mg 23%
Copper 0.235mg 0.061mg 19%
Fiber 7g 2.5g 18%
Protein 7.8g 1.14g 13%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.264mg 11%
Phosphorus 111mg 41mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 82µg 9%
Calcium 17mg 100mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.146mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.07mg 7%
Potassium 508mg 261mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.095mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 3.81g 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Selenium 4.5µg 1.3µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.159mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 22kcal 5%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.39mg 5%
Folate 83µg 99µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.48mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.33g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.72g 1%
Choline 32.5mg 25.3mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.84g N/A
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.437mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.11g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +584.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +448%
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
Contains more FatsFats +89.5%
Contains more WaterWater +34%

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.