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Lima beans vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and garden cress

  • Lima beans have more fiber, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and selenium; however, garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 450% more than lima beans.
  • Garden cress contains 6 times less fiber than lima beans. Lima beans contain 7g of fiber, while garden cress contains 1.1g.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cress, garden, 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.
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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.2%
Contains more IronIron +83.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +313%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +376.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.553mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +372.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26995%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~80µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 541.9µg 450%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 0µg 346µg 38%
Fiber 7g 1.1g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.26mg 16%
Iron 2.39mg 1.3mg 14%
Protein 7.8g 2.6g 10%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.23mg 7%
Copper 0.235mg 0.17mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.08mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.9µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.247mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 81mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 5.5g 5%
Phosphorus 111mg 76mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.242mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1mg 4%
Calories 115kcal 32kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.7mg 3%
Potassium 508mg 606mg 3%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.553mg 2%
Choline 32.5mg 19.5mg 2%
Folate 83µg 80µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.239g 1%
Magnesium 43mg 38mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 4.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.228g 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.6%
Contains more FatsFats +84.2%
Contains more WaterWater +28.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +602.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.