Lima beans vs. Coconut milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and coconut milk different?

Lima beans are higher in fiber, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, and potassium; however, coconut milk is richer in manganese.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut milk is 105% higher.
Lima beans contain 6 times more vitamin B1 than coconut milk. While lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B1, coconut milk contains only 0.026mg.
Lima beans have less saturated fat.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than coconut milk (97).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) are the varieties used 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.

Lima beans

Coconut milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+93.2%
Contains more IronIron	+45.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.7%

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.8%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~100mg

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

Coconut milk

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+519.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+387.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+418.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+282.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.089g	21.14g	96%
Fats	0.38g	23.84g	36%
Fiber	7g	2.2g	19%
Folate	83µg	16µg	17%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.916mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.026mg	11%
Protein	7.8g	2.29g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.033mg	10%
Iron	2.39mg	1.64mg	9%
Potassium	508mg	263mg	7%
Calories	115kcal	230kcal	6%
Carbs	20.88g	5.54g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.183mg	5%
Choline	32.5mg	8.5mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.8mg	3%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.67mg	3%
Copper	0.235mg	0.266mg	3%
Selenium	4.5µg	6.2µg	3%
Phosphorus	111mg	100mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	1.014g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.76mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	37mg	1%
Sodium	2mg	15mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.261g	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	3.34g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g	3.34g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.15mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.09mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.17mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.101mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.116mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.053mg	0%