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

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A recap on differences between lima beans and chinese cuisine

Lima beans have more fiber, copper, manganese, iron, and vitamin B1; however, chinese cuisine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and vitamin C.
Chinese cuisine covers your daily vitamin K needs 41% more than lima beans.
Chinese cuisine contains 5 times less vitamin B1 than lima beans. Lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B1, while chinese cuisine contains 0.033mg.
Lima beans have less sodium.
The glycemic index of chinese cuisine is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables.

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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

Chinese cuisine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+149%
Contains more IronIron	+115.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+379.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+251%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+57.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.9%

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

Chinese cuisine

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+355.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+213.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2465%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.443mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg

~equal in Choline ~34.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	2µg	51.3µg	41%
Fiber	7g	1.5g	22%
Copper	0.235mg	0.049mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.48µg	20%
Sodium	2mg	409mg	18%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.147mg	16%
Iron	2.39mg	1.11mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	2.13g	13%
Vitamin C	0mg	11.6mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.033mg	11%
Folate	83µg	45µg	10%
Potassium	508mg	204mg	9%
Fats	0.38g	5.3g	8%
Magnesium	43mg	15mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	63µg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.32mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	14mg	5%
Carbs	20.88g	7.29g	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.5mg	5%
Phosphorus	111mg	76mg	5%
Selenium	4.5µg	6.7µg	4%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.978g	4%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.82mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	1.217g	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Starch		1.82g	1%
Protein	7.8g	7.08g	1%
Fructose		0.55g	1%
Calcium	17mg	22mg	1%
Calories	115kcal	105kcal	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	5.79g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	3IU	0%
Sugar	2.9g	2.41g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.055mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.443mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.161mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.058g	N/A
Choline	32.5mg	34.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.313mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.525mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.552mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.158mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.317mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.327mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.207mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.264g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.803g	N/A