Lima beans vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lima beans and cranberries

Lima beans have more iron, folate, copper, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, vitamin B1, manganese, and magnesium; however, cranberries are richer in vitamin C.
Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 27% more than cranberries.
Cranberries have 83 times less folate than lima beans. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while cranberries have 1µg.
Cranberries have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cranberries is 45, 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 Cranberries, raw.

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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

Cranberries

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+535%
Contains more IronIron	+939.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+319.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+955.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+909.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4400%

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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

Cranberries

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+316.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+182.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+8200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+490.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+633.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+150%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.39mg	0.23mg	27%
Folate	83µg	1µg	21%
Copper	0.235mg	0.056mg	20%
Vitamin C	0mg	14mg	16%
Protein	7.8g	0.46g	15%
Phosphorus	111mg	11mg	14%
Fiber	7g	3.6g	14%
Potassium	508mg	80mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.012mg	12%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.267mg	11%
Magnesium	43mg	6mg	9%
Selenium	4.5µg	0.1µg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.057mg	8%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.09mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	1.32mg	8%
Choline	32.5mg	5.5mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.295mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.02mg	3%
Calories	115kcal	46kcal	3%
Carbs	20.88g	11.97g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.101mg	2%
Fructose		0.67g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.055g	1%
Calcium	17mg	8mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.13g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	8.37g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	4.27g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.008g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.018g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.003mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.033mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.053mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.039mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.036mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.045mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.018mg	0%